Willington Primary School, Crook

From the headteacher's welcome: "It also contains some brief details about our curriculum and staffing, but cannot possibly do justice to the rich variety of experience which is available for our pupils here. There are several aspects of the school which I would like to emphasise:"

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and basketball.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £5 per session.

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at Willington Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 60% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in County Durham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 75% in reading and 82% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 14 families put Willington Primary School as their first choice and 27 named it as one of their preferences, for 15 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Willington Primary School are Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington (0.2 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths); St Stephen's Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 74% reading, 84% maths); Sunnybrow Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 50% reading, 50% maths); and Byers Green Primary School (1.5 miles, Good, 75% reading, 63% maths).

Willington Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

58.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 1.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 25 pupils (16%) received SEN support and 1 (0.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Willington Primary School had 10 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Willington Primary School.

18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dene Estate Richardson Court (w-bound), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Willington Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Willington Primary School issued 20 suspensions, 11.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.