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Wolsingham School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
The Grammar School Building, West End, Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland DL13 3DJ · wolsinghamschool.net · 01388 527302
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.7
- average Attainment 8 score. County Durham 44.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 6.74 mi
- 10.85 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · County Durham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 774
- 24 over 750 places · 103%
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 30.7%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 6.74 mi (10.85 km) from the school. Source: County Durham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 181 families put the school first and 143 places were offered; 77% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 143 | 181 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 156 | 214 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 149 | 208 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 144 | 160 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 160 | 153 | 1 | 99% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 6.74 mi10.85 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.7, and 38.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across County Durham it was 44.1, and across England 46.
In 2017/18 the average A level result was grade C- (28.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼38.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼57.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼22.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.85 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 114297)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 26.8 | +2.5 |
| Sixth form college | 6.5 | −0.5 |
| Further education | 48.6 | −5.3 |
| Other education | 0.7 | −0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.2 | +4.6 |
| Employment | 1.4 | −3.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.8 | +2.3 |
| Activity not captured | 2.9 | +0.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2017/18 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 students | C- (28.1) | Below average -0.39 | |
| 30 students | C- (28.1) | Below average -0.39 | |
| Applied general15 students | Merit (24.9) | Average -0.21 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 36 | C- (27.7) | +0.06 |
| 2015/16 | 41 | D+ (22.2) | -0.02 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 114297)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2017/18 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 41 | +3 |
| Further and other education | 8 | −7 |
| Further education | 5 | −6 |
| Other education | 3 | −1 |
| Apprenticeship | 19 | +2 |
| Employment | 16 | +1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11 | −2 |
| Activity not captured | 5 | +3 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 114297)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 17 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Wolsingham School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 16 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2015
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114297), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114297)
Jan 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114297)
Mar 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114297)
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (176 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 176
- 23% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 46 parents (26%) with SEND