Primary school

Esh Winning Academy

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Durham
  • DH7 9BE
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,202 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 68%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 66%66%2016/17: top 46%46% · 2016/172017/18: top 68%2018/19: top 81%2022/23: top 51%2023/24: top 87%2024/25: top 68%No exams

Against North EastArrows: North East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM57% · North East 67%3/10 Below+10.3 pts
Higher standard, RWM6% · North East 8%4/10 Below
Reading score103 · North East 1052/10 Well below North East
Maths score102 · North East 1052/10 Well below North East−11.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 48% · 31 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 65% · 23 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 60% · 30 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 53% · 30 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 61% · 36 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 44% · 36 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 57% · 35 pupils · North East 67%65%44%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 31 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 9% · 23 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 0% · 30 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 7% · 30 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 14% · 36 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 0% · 36 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 6% · 35 pupils · North East 8%14%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 31 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 103 · 23 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 104 · 30 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 102 · 30 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 103 · 36 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 103 · 36 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 103 · 35 pupils · North East 105104101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 31 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 104 · 23 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 103 · 30 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 104 · 30 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 105 · 36 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 101 · 36 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 102 · 35 pupils · North East 105105101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
24 of 24 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2424
2nd20
3rd30

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2023Remains Goodas predecessor

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026287
Free school meals (past 6 years)45.0%
First language not English2.4%
SEN support18.6%
EHC plan3.0%
Absence (sessions missed)7.0%
Persistently absent pupils19.6%

Girls 47.8%Boys 52.2%

82% full · 350 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher25.1
Pupils per adult10.9
  • Classroom teachers 8.8
  • Leadership 1.8
  • Teaching assistants 12.2
  • Other support 7.1

Teachers 10.6 FTE · Whole workforce 29.9 · 39 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,856
Spend per pupil£7,007
Staff spend per pupil£5,529
Reserve per pupil£1,079
  • +£300,000revenue reserve
  • +£236,000in-year balance

Grants £7,406 · self-generated £450 · premises £327 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: WISE ACADEMIES (16 academies) · trust reserve £4,864,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it