Hunwick Primary School
Hunwick Primary School is an academy converter in Crook for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 114 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Hunwick Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024 of its predecessor, Hunwick Primary School. It has plenty of spare room: 49% of its places were unfilled in 2024/25, more than at most primary schools. It has fewer teachers for its size than most primary schools: 26.4 pupils for each teacher in 2025/26, against 20.7 nationally.
Ofsted inspection: February 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Church Lane Hunwick Crook County Durham DL15 0JX |
| Reference Number | 151429 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 114 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 57.89%
Girls: 42.11% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 17.5% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 0% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 25.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 20 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.5 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 4 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 95.6% |
| White & Black (African) | 1.8% |
| White, Other | 0.9% |
| Asian, Other | 0.9% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Hunwick Primary School, inspected in May 2024.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 07 Feb 2025 | Academy conversion letter |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 11 | 1 |
| Third Preference | 6 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Places and pupil numbers
In 2024–25 Hunwick Primary School had 103 pupils for 203 places. 100 places (49.3%) were unfilled.
Reception intake in the “Willington Primary” planning area
County Durham counted 92 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 78 in 2029–30, down 15%.
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
In 2025–26 Hunwick Primary School had 26.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).
Pupils per teacher
| 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 13.7 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 15.8% of pupils at Hunwick Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 8 | 0 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 5 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 0 | 2 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 2 | 0 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 2 | 0 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 1 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
| Name | Distance |
|
Sunnybrow Primary School
Hunwick Lane, Crook, County Durham, DL15 0LT |
1.21 miles |
|
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
Hall Lane, Willington, Crook, County Durham, DL15 0QH |
1.54 miles |
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Willington Primary School
Chapel Street, Willington, Crook, County Durham, DL15 0EQ |
1.57 miles |
|
Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington
Cumberland Terrace, Willington, Crook, County Durham, DL15 0PB |
1.73 miles |
|
Howden-le-Wear Primary School
School Street, Howden-le-Wear, Crook, County Durham, DL15 8HJ |
1.87 miles |
|
Byers Green Primary School
Wear View, Byers Green, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 7PN |
2.02 miles |
|
Escomb Primary School
Three Lane Ends, Escomb, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7SR |
2.07 miles |
|
Etherley Lane Primary School
Clarence Gardens, Etherley Lane, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7RB |
2.17 miles |
|
Etherley Lane Nursery School
Hazel Grove, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7RF |
2.19 miles |
|
St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park
The Baltic, Witton Park, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 0EP |
2.23 miles |
|
Crook Primary School
Croft Avenue, Crook, County Durham, DL15 8QG |
2.35 miles |
|
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook
Church Hill, Crook, County Durham, DL15 9DN |
2.39 miles |
|
Evergreen Primary School
Warwick Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS |
2.45 miles |
|
St Anne's CofE Primary School
Warwick Road, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6LS |
2.57 miles |
|
Cockton Hill Junior School
McIntyre Terrace, Cockton Hill, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6HW |
2.78 miles |
|
Cockton Hill Infant School
McIntyre Terrace, Cockton Hill, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6HW |
2.78 miles |
|
Hartside Primary Academy
Hartside, Crook, County Durham, DL15 9NN |
2.78 miles |
|
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland
Murphy Crescent, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6QH |
2.8 miles |
|
Witton-le-Wear Primary School
Witton-le-Wear Primary School, St James Gardens, Witton-le-Wear, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 0BG |
2.8 miles |
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St Andrew's Academy
St Andrew's Road, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6RY |
3.04 miles |
| Name | Distance |
|
Parkside Academy
Hall Lane Estate, Willington, Crook, County Durham, DL15 0QF |
1.43 miles |
|
The Grange Learning Centre
[Postcode DL15 0TY], Low Willington, County Durham, DL15 0TY |
2.38 miles |
|
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
South Church Road, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7JZ |
2.4 miles |
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Bishop Barrington Academy
Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6LA |
2.6 miles |
|
Bishop Auckland College
Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6JZ |
2.63 miles |
|
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6JT |
2.68 miles |
|
Norman Cornish Academy
Whitworth Lane, Spennymoor, DL16 7QW |
3.56 miles |
|
Whitworth Park Academy
Whitworth Lane, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 7LN |
3.7 miles |
|
The Oaks Secondary School
Rock Road, Spennymoor, DL16 7DB |
3.8 miles |
All schools in Crook · County Durham local authority: places and applications
Hunwick Primary School is part of Advance Learning Partnership, which runs 23 schools. The nearest others:
- Parkside Academy Crook
- Howden-le-Wear Primary School Crook
- Bishop Barrington Academy Bishop Auckland
- Hartside Primary Academy Crook
- Witton-le-Wear Primary School Bishop Auckland
- Woodhouse Primary Academy Bishop Auckland
- Peases West Academy Crook
- Whitworth Park Academy Spennymoor
- Middlestone Moor Academy Durham
- Copeland Road Primary School Bishop Auckland
What is Hunwick Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Hunwick Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024 of its predecessor, Hunwick Primary School.
When was Hunwick Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Hunwick Primary School was last inspected in February 2025.
How many pupils does Hunwick Primary School have?
Hunwick Primary School has 114 pupils on roll.
What age range does Hunwick Primary School cover?
Hunwick Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Hunwick Primary School?
Hunwick Primary School is at Church Lane, Hunwick, Crook, County Durham, DL15 0JX.