Primary school in Wingate, County Durham
Wingate Primary School
Church Street, Wingate, County Durham, TS28 5AQ
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 January 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 347
- Places
- 420
- How full
- 83% full — 347 of 420 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 173 / 174
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for County Durham 043D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 24%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 25%
- Households owning their home
- 57%
- Households in social housing
- 15%
- Households with no car
- 22%
- Adults economically inactive
- 44%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- CONNECT MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Marie-Louise Binks
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Ward
- Trimdon & Wingate
- Constituency
- Easington
- URN
- 151787
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys Catholic Primary School, WingateAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 31% | 0.1 mi |
| Deaf Hill Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 69% | 1.4 mi |
| Hutton Henry CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 1.5 mi |
| Shotton Hall Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 64% | 2 mi |
| Wheatley Hill Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 68% | 2 mi |
| St Godrics Catholic Primary School, ThornleyAcademy converter | No grade | 43% | 2 mi |
| Howletch Lane Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 44% | 2.5 mi |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 74% | 2.6 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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