West Cornforth Primary School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 2–11Mixed
High Street, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9HP
Head Teacher · Mrs Kathryn Costello
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 4 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils251Capacity 186
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 16 September 2025
Free school meals47.5%
Ofsted
Inspection on 16 September 2025. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through County Durham council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in County DurhamApplications for September 2026
All 23 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered23
Applications35
First choice23
First-choice offers23
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Coxhoe Primary School0.6 mi
- Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy1.2 mi
- The Woodlands1.6 mi
- Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School1.6 mi
- Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School2.0 mi