Primary school

Pittington Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Durham
  • DH6 1AF
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2011

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 7,338 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 49%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 18%18%2016/17: top 35%2017/18: top 25%2018/19: top 26%2022/23: top 19%2023/24: top 10%10% · 2023/242024/25: top 49%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM65% · North East 67%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM4% · North East 8%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · North East 105Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · North East 105Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 71% · 28 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 69% · 29 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 77% · 30 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 76% · 25 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 74% · 31 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 81% · 21 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 65% · 26 pupils · North East 67%81%65%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 11% · 28 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 17% · 29 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 13% · 30 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 20% · 25 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 16% · 31 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 19% · 21 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 4% · 26 pupils · North East 8%20%4%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 28 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 105 · 29 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 107 · 30 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 107 · 25 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 107 · 31 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 107 · 21 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 106 · 26 pupils · North East 105107104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 28 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 106 · 29 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 106 · 30 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 108 · 25 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 106 · 31 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 106 · 21 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 104 · 26 pupils · North East 105108104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
22 of 22 who put it first2014 · 73.2%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2222
2nd60
3rd90

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2016Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Remains Good

30 strong areas

  • Pupils' attainment
  • Pupils' attendance
  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils
  • The extent to which pupils feel safe
  • The use of assessment to support learning
  • The effectiveness of safeguarding procedures
  • Outcomes for individuals and groups of pupils
  • The effectiveness of care, guidance and support
  • The school's capacity for sustained improvement
  • The quality of pupils' learning and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils adopt healthy lifestyles
  • The leadership and management of teaching and learning
  • Outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The quality of provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes community cohesion
  • The effectiveness of the school's engagement with parents and carers
  • The effectiveness of partnerships in promoting learning and well-being
  • The extent of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
  • The extent to which pupils contribute to the school and wider community
  • The effectiveness of leadership and management of the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school deploys resources to achieve value for money
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes equality of opportunity and tackles discrimination
  • The extent to which the curriculum meets pupils' needs, including, where relevant, through partnerships
  • The quality of learning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being
  • The effectiveness of the governing body in challenging and supporting the school so that weaknesses are tackled decisively...

0 weak areas

30 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026196
Free school meals (past 6 years)10.6%
First language not English1.5%
SEN support10.8%
EHC plan2.0%
Absence (sessions missed)3.8%
Persistently absent pupils5.7%

Girls 49%Boys 51%

93.3% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.7
Pupils per adult15.7
  • Classroom teachers 6.2
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 4.2
  • Other support 3.9

Teachers 8.2 FTE · Whole workforce 16.3 · 24 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,131
Spend per pupil£6,926
Staff spend per pupil£5,044
Reserve per pupil£595
  • +£115,732revenue reserve
  • +£39,807in-year balance

Grants £6,655 · self-generated £476 · premises £325 per pupil