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Woodhouse Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Walker Drive, Bishop Auckland DL14 6QW · woodhouseprimary.org.uk · 01388 602885
On the mapSearch near DL14 6QW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 41%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. County Durham 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 176
- 77% of 230 places
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 64.8%
- First language not English
- 2.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 14 families put the school first and 16 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 16 | 14 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 25 | 23 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 18 | 16 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 41% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across County Durham it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼41% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼98 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 131919)
Ofsted
Woodhouse Primary Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 25 April 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 25 Apr 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131919)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 131919), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131919)
Before September 2019
Jan 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131919)
Oct 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131919)