Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington

School overview

Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington is a primary school serving Crook,, County Durham, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 122 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington 'Good'. 50% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 19.0 percentage points compared with the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 6% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington their first choice was offered one of its 13 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.6%. There are about 18.8 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.