Wheatley Hill Community Primary School

State-Funded School

wheatley-hill-community-primary-school-durham-north-east

North EastRegion

DurhamLocal Authority

EasingtonConstituency

DH6 3RQPostcode

6.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Wheatley Hill Community Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Durham, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 445 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 65%
Higher standard: 8%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

445

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 445
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
15 Nov 2023	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
3 Mar 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.