Wingate Primary School, Wingate
Wingate Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Wingate, part of Connect Multi-Academy Trust.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to County Durham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Wingate Primary School in detail
Results
Wingate Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 114149), 64% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Wingate Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 36 families put Wingate Primary School as their first choice and 49 named it as one of their preferences, for 37 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Wingate Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Wingate Primary School are St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate (under 0.1 miles, 46% reading, 62% maths); Deaf Hill Primary School (1.4 miles, 75% reading, 81% maths); Hutton Henry CofE (Controlled) Primary School (1.5 miles); and Shotton Hall Primary School (2 miles, Good, 76% reading, 76% maths).
St Marys Catholic Primary School, WingateDeaf Hill Primary SchoolHutton Henry CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolShotton Hall Primary School
The trust
Wingate Primary School is one of 8 schools run by Connect Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
37.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 3.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 70 pupils (20.2%) received SEN support and 8 (2.3%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Horden, about 3.9 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Victoria Inn (nw-bound), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Wingate Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Wingate Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in October 2025. Before that, as Wingate Primary School (URN 114149), it was rated Good in January 2023.
At a Glance
37.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
21.7
Avg class size
21.8
Infant (KS1)
26.7
KS2
13
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
Results at Wingate Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 114149). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 64% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 55% to 69% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 60% to 67% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Wingate Primary School
Before and after school care
Wingate Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in County Durham
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Wingate Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Wingate Primary School is in County Durham; for families living there:
- County Durham's school travel policy: School transport policies and strategies
- How to apply: Apply for free home to school travel
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 2 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in County Durham is 5 (the median across 280 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Wingate Primary School
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- Applications, first choices and offers at Wingate Primary School for 2026 entry.
- How many families in County Durham got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
83%
Available places
347 pupils
420 places
73 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Wingate
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wingate
Across County Durham council
Places available
6,581
Applications
4,409
Got 1st preference
97.3%
Got preferred school
99.4%
All primary applications across County Durham council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
70
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
22.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
347
Total Pupils
174
Boys
173
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
22
Teachers
15.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,814
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Wingate Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 114149). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
6.3%
Overall absence
18.0%
Persistent absence
311
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Wingate Primary School
Questions parents ask about Wingate Primary School
Are there exam results for Wingate Primary School?
Wingate Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 114149), 64% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Wingate Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Wingate Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in October 2025. Before that, as Wingate Primary School (URN 114149), it was rated Good in January 2023.
What is the catchment area for Wingate Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Wingate Primary School is oversubscribed, County Durham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How big are the classes at Wingate Primary School?
Classes at Wingate Primary School average 21.7 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Wingate Primary School?
Wingate Primary School has around 347 pupils on roll. 38% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Wingate Primary School?
Apply through County Durham's coordinated admissions process, naming Wingate Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Wingate Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Wingate Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near Wingate Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 2 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in County Durham is 5 (the median across 280 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Wingate Primary School?
Wingate Primary School is at Church Street, Wingate, County Durham, TS28 5AQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)