Witton-le-Wear Primary School, Bishop Auckland

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Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Witton-le-Wear Primary School

Witton-le-Wear Primary School, 31 St James Gardens, Witton-le-Wear, Bishop Auckland DL14 0BG

https://witton-le-wearprimary.org.uk/

Witton-le-Wear Primary School is an academy. It has about 100 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. Ofsted last inspected the school in April 2013. The present school opened in 2023.

This school is a member of Advance Learning Partnership. (Other schools in this trust include Howden-le-Wear Primary School, Hartside Primary Academy, Peases West Academy, Middlestone Moor Academy and Brandon Primary Academy.)

Particular strengths include Attendance, Progress, Attainment and Representation. Relative weaknesses include Finances and Admissions.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.4		Howden-le-Wear Primary School
1.8		St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park
2.1		Hamsterley Primary School
2.2		Toft Hill Primary School
2.6		Crook Primary School
2.7		Escomb Primary School
2.8		Hunwick Primary School
2.9		Hartside Primary Academy
2.9		St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook
3.2		Sunnybrow Primary School
3.5		Ramshaw Primary School
3.7		Peases West Academy

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Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates are quite low and the incidence of persistent absence is very low.

Progress: Above average. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is excellent and in writing it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attainment: Above average. Maths attainment is about average, reading is above average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Environment: About average. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all roughly average.

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is quite high and the offer rate is quite low.

Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

Disadvantaged pupils: There is no information about the progress of disadvantaged pupils.

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