Wearhead Primary School

County Durham · DL13 1BN

General information Primary School · 2-11 years Who goes here 11 pupils, 18.2% FSM

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Wearhead Primary School

General Information

Address: Wearhead, Bishop Auckland, DL13 1BN – View on map
Phone: 01388537265
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Richard Sains
Age range: 2-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

11 pupils out of 42 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 2
% eligible for free school meals: 18.2%
English as an additional language: 0% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 16.7% a year (County Durham 13.1%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 100% moved to another school, 0% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across County Durham: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 12 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 5 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in County Durham, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 0.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 27.3%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 0.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Behaviour

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Headteacher Approval

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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2019 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

SATs results for this school weren't published for 2024/25 - the Department for Education withholds them when a year group is too small to report without identifying pupils.

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122nd of 141 primary schools in County Durham for Ofsted rating

#120Tow Law Millennium Primary SchoolGood
#121Victoria Lane AcademyGood
#122Wearhead Primary SchoolGood
#123West Pelton Primary SchoolGood
#124West Rainton Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Framwellgate Moor Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Kirk Merrington Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Montalbo Nursery & Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5Sugar Hill Primary SchoolOutstanding
#6Thornhill Primary SchoolOutstanding
#7West Cornforth Primary SchoolOutstanding
#8Beamish Primary SchoolGood
#9Bearpark Primary SchoolGood
#10Belmont Cheveley Park Primary SchoolGood
#11Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary SchoolGood
#12Blackhall Primary SchoolGood
#13Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow LawGood
#14Bloemfontein Primary SchoolGood
#15Bluebell Meadow Primary SchoolGood
#16Bournmoor Primary SchoolGood
#17Bowburn Primary SchoolGood
#18Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery SchoolGood
#19Browney Primary AcademyGood
#20Bullion Lane Primary SchoolGood
#21Byers Green Primary SchoolGood
#22Cassop Primary SchoolGood
#23Castleside Primary SchoolGood
#24Catchgate Primary SchoolGood
#25Cestria Primary SchoolGood
#26Chilton AcademyGood
#27Cockfield Primary SchoolGood
#28Cotherstone Primary SchoolGood
#29Cotsford Primary SchoolGood
#30Crook Primary SchoolGood
#31Deaf Hill Primary SchoolGood
#32Dene House Primary SchoolGood
#33Durham Gilesgate Primary SchoolGood
#34Easington Colliery Primary SchoolGood
#35East Stanley SchoolGood
#36Ebchester CofE Primary SchoolGood
#37Edmondsley Primary AcademyGood
#38Esh CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolGood
#39Esh Winning AcademyGood
#40Etherley Lane Primary SchoolGood
#41Ferryhill Station Primary SchoolGood
#42Finchale Primary SchoolGood
#43Frosterley Primary SchoolGood
#44Green Lane Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#45Greenland Community Primary SchoolGood
#46Hamsterley Primary SchoolGood
#47Hartside Primary AcademyGood
#48Howletch Lane Primary SchoolGood
#49Hunwick Primary SchoolGood
#50Hutton Henry CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolGood
#51King Street Primary SchoolGood
#52Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary SchoolGood
#53Langley Moor Primary SchoolGood
#54Laurel Avenue Community Primary SchoolGood
#55Leadgate Primary School - Split SiteGood
#56Ludworth Primary SchoolGood
#57Nettlesworth Primary SchoolGood
#58Neville's Cross Primary School and NurseryGood
#59New Seaham AcademyGood
#60Newker Primary SchoolGood
#61North Park Primary SchoolGood
#62Oakley Cross Primary School and NurseryGood
#63Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#64Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, WillingtonGood
#65Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, ShottonGood
#66Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#67Peases West AcademyGood
#68Pittington Primary SchoolGood
#69Prince Bishops Community Primary SchoolGood
#70Ramshaw Primary SchoolGood
#71Red Rose Primary SchoolGood
#72Ribbon SchoolGood
#73Ropery Walk Primary SchoolGood
#74Rosa Street Primary and Nursery AcademyGood
#75Roseberry Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#76Seaham Trinity Primary SchoolGood
#77Seaview Primary SchoolGood
#78Sedgefield Primary SchoolGood
#79Sherburn Primary SchoolGood
#80Shield Row Primary SchoolGood
#81Shotley Bridge Primary SchoolGood
#82Shotton Hall Primary SchoolGood
#83Shotton Primary SchoolGood
#84Silver Tree Primary School and NurseryGood
#85South Hetton PrimaryGood
#86Springmoor Grange SchoolGood
#87St Andrew's AcademyGood
#88St Anne's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#89St Bede's Catholic Primary School, SacristonGood
#90St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton ParkGood
#91St Charles' Catholic Primary School, TudhoeGood
#92St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-StreetGood
#93St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, SeahamGood
#94St Francis Horndale CofE Primary SchoolGood
#95St Godric's Catholic Primary School, DurhamGood
#96St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, DurhamGood
#97St John's Chapel Primary SchoolGood
#98St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, ShildonGood
#99St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#100St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, MurtonGood
#101St Joseph's Catholic Primary, StanleyGood
#102St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard CastleGood
#103St Mary's Catholic Primary School, BlackhillGood
#104St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South MoorGood
#105St Marys Catholic Primary School, WingateGood
#106St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh VillageGood
#107St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#108St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, DiptonGood
#109St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley MoorGood
#110St Stephen's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#111St Thomas More Primary School, BelmontGood
#112St William's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#113Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolGood
#114Stanley (Crook) Primary SchoolGood
#115Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery SchoolGood
#116Sunnybrow Primary SchoolGood
#117The Grove Primary SchoolGood
#118Thornley AcademyGood
#119Timothy Hackworth Primary SchoolGood
#120Tow Law Millennium Primary SchoolGood
#121Victoria Lane AcademyGood
#122Wearhead Primary SchoolGood
#123West Pelton Primary SchoolGood
#124West Rainton Primary SchoolGood
#125Westlea Primary SchoolGood
#126Wheatley Hill Community Primary SchoolGood
#127Willington Primary SchoolGood
#128Wingate Primary SchoolGood
#129Witton Gilbert Primary SchoolGood
#130Wolsingham Primary SchoolGood
#131Woodland Primary SchoolGood
#132Woodlea Primary SchoolGood
#133Yohden Primary SchoolGood
#134Dean Bank Primary and Nursery SchoolRequires improvement
#135Fishburn Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#136Langley Park Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#137Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw MoorRequires improvement
#138St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, CoundonRequires improvement
#139Woodham Burn Community Primary School and NurseryRequires improvement
#140Woodhouse Primary AcademyRequires improvement
#141Middleton-In-Teesdale AcademyInadequate

Financials

Spending per pupil: £21,232 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

1st of 189 primary schools in County Durham for spending per pupil

#1Wearhead Primary School£21,232
#2Woodland Primary School£16,016
#3Frosterley Primary School£15,313

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Wearhead Primary School£21,232
#2Woodland Primary School£16,016
#3Frosterley Primary School£15,313
#4St John's Chapel Primary School£15,171
#5Hamsterley Primary School£14,190
#6Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) School£13,452
#7Evenwood Church of England Primary School£12,463
#8Beamish Primary School£12,295
#9Ferryhill Station Primary School£12,187
#10Laurel Avenue Community Primary School£11,887
#11St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£11,649
#12Butterknowle Primary School£11,643
#13St Michael's Church of England Primary School£11,521
#14Tow Law Millennium Primary School£11,336
#15Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor£11,270
#16St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor£11,230
#17Sunnybrow Primary School£11,199
#18Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool£11,184
#19St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blackhall£10,985
#20St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston£10,912
#21Middleton-In-Teesdale Academy£10,855
#22St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School£10,545
#23Ingleton CofE Primary School£10,356
#24Bournmoor Primary School£10,128
#25Burnhope Primary School£10,090
#26St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor£10,049
#27Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate£10,045
#28Byers Green Primary School£9,961
#29Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School£9,915
#30Seascape Primary School£9,890
#31St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate£9,864
#32West Pelton Primary School£9,837
#33Ludworth Primary School£9,794
#34St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett£9,762
#35Cotherstone Primary School£9,729
#36St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate£9,716
#37Fishburn Primary School£9,715
#38Hesleden Primary School£9,694
#39St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley£9,671
#40Stanley Burnside Primary School£9,579
#41Leadgate Primary School - Split Site£9,567
#42Durham Gilesgate Primary School£9,472
#43Bullion Lane Primary School£9,426
#44Wheatley Hill Community Primary School£9,384
#45St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook£9,369
#46Nettlesworth Primary School£9,272
#47Peases West Academy£9,204
#48Cockfield Primary School£9,184
#49Langley Park Primary School£9,160
#50Bearpark Primary School£9,145
#51Seaview Primary School£9,137
#52Shotton Primary School£9,095
#53Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law£9,095
#54Willington Primary School£9,018
#55St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park£8,897
#56Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery£8,885
#57Castleside Primary School£8,844
#58Cassop Primary School£8,780
#59St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School£8,764
#60Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery£8,745
#61Moorside Primary Academy£8,713
#62West Rainton Primary School£8,655
#63New Brancepeth Primary Academy£8,575
#64St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont£8,505
#65Etherley Lane Primary School£8,493
#66North Park Primary School£8,467
#67St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon£8,467
#68Cotsford Primary School£8,452
#69Timothy Hackworth Primary School£8,448
#70Pelton Community Primary School£8,426
#71Ramshaw Primary School£8,382
#72Thornley Academy£8,374
#73Bloemfontein Primary School£8,349
#74Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School£8,292
#75Collierley Nursery and Primary School£8,212
#76Blackhall Primary School£8,159
#77St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon£8,149
#78Yohden Primary School£8,010
#79Catchgate Primary School£7,990
#80Crook Primary School£7,980
#81Victoria Lane Academy£7,959
#82Thornhill Primary School£7,929
#83Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School£7,928
#84Delves Lane Primary School£7,918
#85Deaf Hill Primary School£7,912
#86Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School£7,906
#87Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School£7,896
#88Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School£7,894
#89West Cornforth Primary School£7,879
#90Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School£7,868
#91Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery£7,766
#92Ebchester CofE Primary School£7,730
#93King Street Primary School£7,715
#94Shield Row Primary School£7,700
#95Ropery Walk Primary School£7,688
#96Kelloe Primary School£7,684
#97Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington£7,683
#98Howden-le-Wear Primary School£7,652
#99St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton£7,645
#100Stanley (Crook) Primary School£7,612
#101Escomb Primary School£7,603
#102Easington Colliery Primary School£7,573
#103Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School£7,553
#104St Andrew's Academy£7,535
#105Westlea Primary School£7,528
#106St Helen Auckland Community Primary School£7,486
#107Greenland Community Primary School£7,483
#108Stanhope Barrington CofE Primary School£7,480
#109Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton£7,442
#110Bluebell Meadow Primary School£7,414
#111Brandon Primary Academy£7,400
#112South Hetton Primary£7,392
#113Wolsingham Primary School£7,383
#114Edmondsley Primary Academy£7,372
#115Howletch Lane Primary School£7,352
#116The Grove Primary School£7,306
#117St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland£7,270
#118Sacriston Academy£7,224
#119Witton Gilbert Primary School£7,198
#120Dene House Primary School£7,193
#121Roseberry Primary and Nursery School£7,187
#122Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School£7,162
#123Witton-le-Wear Primary School£7,117
#124Ribbon School£7,085
#125Seaham Trinity Primary School£7,016
#126Chilton Academy£7,013
#127Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School£7,012
#128Esh Winning Academy£7,007
#129Middlestone Moor Academy£6,986
#130All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester£6,985
#131Sedgefield Primary School£6,969
#132Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery£6,964
#133Coxhoe Primary School£6,948
#134St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle£6,940
#135St William's Catholic Primary School£6,933
#136Shotton Hall Primary School£6,913
#137Sedgefield Hardwick Primary Academy£6,874
#138Sherburn Primary School£6,821
#139St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton£6,805
#140Green Lane Church of England Primary School£6,796
#141St Stephen's Church of England Primary School£6,760
#142Red Rose Primary School£6,758
#143Shotley Bridge Primary School£6,751
#144Hartside Primary Academy£6,738
#145Newker Primary School£6,729
#146St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham£6,682
#147Tanfield Lea Community Primary School£6,681
#148Framwellgate Moor Primary School£6,638
#149Springmoor Grange School£6,634
#150Langley Moor Primary School£6,578
#151Kirk Merrington Primary School£6,561
#152Pittington Primary School£6,559
#153Tudhoe Colliery Primary School£6,544
#154Sugar Hill Primary School£6,494
#155St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe£6,481
#156St Anne's CofE Primary School£6,471
#157Byerley Park Primary School£6,461
#158Toft Hill Primary School£6,426
#159Easington CofE Primary School£6,417
#160Burnopfield Primary School£6,366
#161St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston£6,366
#162Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School£6,346
#163St Margaret's Church of England Primary School£6,345
#164East Stanley School£6,320
#165Montalbo Nursery & Primary School£6,309
#166St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham£6,267
#167St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village£6,210
#168Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School£6,191
#169Browney Primary Academy£6,158
#170Vane Road Primary School£6,092
#171Ouston Primary School£6,083
#172Woodlea Primary School£6,064
#173Cestria Primary School£6,044
#174Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School£6,033
#175St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley£6,027
#176St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School£6,010
#177Finchale Primary School£6,001
#178St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett£5,892
#179St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham£5,852
#180St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe£5,837
#181St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street£5,744
#182St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill£5,637
#183New Seaham Academy£5,543
#184Woodhouse Primary Academy£5,399
#185Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy£5,079
#186Copeland Road Primary School£5,036
#187Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy£5,014
#188Prince Bishops Community Primary School£4,558
#189Hunwick Primary School£4,242

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