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Howden-le-Wear Primary School, Crook DL15

School Street, Howden-le-Wear, Crook, County Durham DL15 8HJ

10 reasons to choose Howden-le-Wear Primary School

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Howden-le-Wear Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Crook and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.

School fundamentals

Howden-le-Wear Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 17 members of Advance Learning Partnership. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2015) inspection.

Average class size

Howden-le-Wear Primary School has six classes, some mixed-age, a pre-school, and an average class size of 29 pupils.

Exam results

Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Howden-le-Wear Primary School ranks in the top 31% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 39% of schools.

The Howden-le-Wear Primary School curriculum

School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School or outdoor learning for all year groups and residential trips from Year 4.

Specialist teaching

Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.

Sport at Howden-le-Wear Primary School

School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.

The Arts at Howden-le-Wear Primary School

Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 5.00pm.

Find another school near Howden-le-Wear Primary School

Independent Prep Schools

Durham High Prep School (10.7 miles); The Chorister School (11.1 miles).

State Primary Schools

Sunnybrow Primary School (2.8 miles); Our Lady & St Thomas Roman Catholic Primary School, Willington (3.1 miles); Stanley Crook Primary School (3.5 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Durham School (10.4 miles); Durham High School (10.7 miles); Barnard Castle School (15.8 miles).

State Senior Schools

Parkside Academy (3.5 miles); St John’s School & Sixth Form College – A Catholic Academy (4.8 miles); Wolsingham School (6.7 miles).

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