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St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Welfare Park, Wingate, Co Durham TS28 5AN · stmaryswingate.org · 01429 838294
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 31%
- 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
- 67
- 80% of 84 places
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 46.3%
- First language not English
- 16.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 8 families put the school first and 8 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 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 31% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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 | |||
| ▼31% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼100 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼97 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 114279)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 16 April 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 16 Apr 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114279), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Apr 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114279)
Jul 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114279)
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (13 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 13
- 19% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied