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Willington Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Katherine Harker

location_onCrook, DL15 0EQ

language Visit Website phone 1388746414

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

192

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Expected Standard

56%

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Demand Ratio

0.7x

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Willington Primary School is a Community school primary school in Crook, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 70% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Willington Primary School is a community school in Crook, County Durham, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 178 pupils on roll, of whom 64% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #106 of 185 primaries in County Durham and #8,806 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.7× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 15.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 60%

Reading76% LA 72%

Writing80% LA 72%

Maths60% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading75% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths82% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

28%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading44% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths52% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.1

Read

LA -0.6

-5.6 to -0.6

1.3

Write

LA -0.1

-1.1 to 3.7

-2.0

Maths

LA -0.9

-4.3 to 0.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading50% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths77% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA 0.1

-2.7 to 1.7

1.4

Write

LA 0.6

-0.6 to 3.5

1.9

Maths

LA 0.1

0.0 to 3.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 67%

Reading75% LA 77%

Writing75% LA 78%

Maths75% LA 78%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.7

Read

LA 0.7

-0.4 to 3.8

0.2

Write

LA 0.6

-1.8 to 2.2

2.1

Maths

LA 0.6

0.2 to 4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 October 2023

Inspection Report

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10 May 2018

Inspection Report

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29 April 2014

Inspection Report

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28 May 2012

Inspection Report

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12 November 2009

Inspection Report

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02 October 2008

Inspection Report

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07 December 2005

Inspection Report

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15 January 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-05-10

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-04-29

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-05-28

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

5.6%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.1%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 178 pupils. During this period, there were 10 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 5.6%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	178	10	5.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	172	3	1.7%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	184	7	3.8%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	182	5	2.7%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	178	4	2.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	199	5	2.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	192	1	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	193	12	6.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	219	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	209	2	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	231	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	230	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	222	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	230	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	230	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	226	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	243	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	237	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	231	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	243	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	234	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	228	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	237	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	238	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	227	1	0.4%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 14 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils