Cumberland Terrace, Willington, Crook, County Durham DL15 0PB
10 reasons to choose Our Lady & St Thomas Roman Catholic Primary School, Willington
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Our Lady & St Thomas Roman Catholic Primary School, Willington has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Crook and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Our Lady & St Thomas Roman Catholic Primary School, Willington is a state primary school for boys and girls (40%/60%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 30 members of Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. It is one of the 20 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Durham LEA.
Average class size
Our Lady & St Thomas Roman Catholic Primary School, Willington has five mixed-age classes and an average class size of 21 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Our Lady & St Thomas Roman Catholic Primary School, Willington ranks in the top 26% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 30% of schools.
The Our Lady & St Thomas Roman Catholic Primary School, Willington curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, Spanish. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. British Council’s International School Award for international learning activities. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Our Lady & St Thomas Roman Catholic Primary School, Willington
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Our Lady & St Thomas Roman Catholic Primary School, Willington
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 5.30pm.
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