West Rainton Primary School

Community schoolPrimaryAges 2–11Mixed

West Rainton, Houghton le Spring, DH4 6RN

Headteacher · Mrs Alison McDonough

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 15 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils148Capacity 168

OfstedSchool remains GoodInspected 8 February 2023

Free school meals52%

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 8 February 2023.

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.

All 15 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered16

Applications22

First choice15

First-choice offers15

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).