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Wheatley Hill Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school
Wheatley Hill Primary School, Wheatley Hill, Durham DH6 3RQ · whprimary.com · 01429 820594
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. County Durham 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 445
- 194 over 251 places · 177%
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 42.5%
- First language not English
- 2.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 41 families put the school first and 41 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 39 | 39 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 34 | 36 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across County Durham it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Wheatley Hill Community Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 5 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (147 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 147
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 71 parents (48%) with SEND