Welcome to Wearhead Primary School. We are a small 2 class primary school with pre-school provision for children aged two and over, located in Upper Weardale in the North Pennines.
We federated with Hamsterley and St John’s Chapel Primary Schools in September 2023 to become the Durham Dales Federation and work closely with our partner schools to provide an exciting, broad and balanced curriculum for our pupils. Team work, collaborative and outdoor learning are key elements of our federation ethos.
'Pupils benefit from a well-planned curriculum that helps them to acquire knowledge, understanding and skills in a wide range of subjects. It also contributes to their physical, mental and personal well-being.'
'The classroom environment for learning is effective. Pupils have very positive attitudes to learning.'
'Phonics is taught well. Children from early years onwards make good progress in their reading because of the skilled support they receive from staff.'
'Pupils behave impeccably around the school and in the playground. Staff expectations are very high, and pupils rise to these expectations.'