Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 25 Apr 2023
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 151430.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 176 |
| Girls | 83 |
| Boys | 93 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 59.7% |
| First language not English | 2.3% |
| School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery. | 210 |
| Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places. | 154 |
| Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken. | 26.7% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 50 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 2 |
| Average class size | 19 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 16.9 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 9.9 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 10 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 7.08 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 9.08 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day. | 16 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 26 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 14 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 14 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 8.7%, worse than England, worse than County Durham | 5.3% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 27.8%, worse than England, worse than County Durham | 14% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 1.4%, similar to England, similar to County Durham | 0.9% | 1% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Suspension rate | 32.8% |
| Pupils with one or more suspensions | 11.3% |
| Permanent exclusion rate | 1% |
| Permanent exclusions | 2 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.
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| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.3 mi | Nursery | Aclet Close Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | Outstanding Area360 rating. Inspected 23 Jun 2026. | |
| 0.4 mi | Primary | St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 15 Jan 2019. | |
| 0.5 mi | Secondary | St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 29 Jan 2019. | |
| 0.6 mi | Secondary | Bishop Barrington Academy | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 25 Jun 2024. | |
| 0.7 mi | Primary | St Anne's CofE Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 8 Jan 2015. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | Cockton Hill Junior School | Community school | Requires improvement Area360 rating. Inspected 3 Mar 2026. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | Cockton Hill Infant School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 10 May 2016. | |
| 1.0 mi | Primary | St Andrew's Academy | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 2 Oct 2019. | |
| 1.0 mi | Primary | St Helen Auckland Community Primary School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 17 Oct 2018. | |
| 1.2 mi | Nursery | Etherley Lane Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 26 Sept 2023. |
Woodhouse Primary Academy is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted, last inspected on 25 Apr 2023.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, Woodhouse Primary Academy made 16 offers from 26 applications (1.6 per offer), and 14 of 14 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
Woodhouse Primary Academy has 176 pupils aged 2 to 11.
Woodhouse Primary Academy had 210 school places in 2024/25.
At Woodhouse Primary Academy, the average class had 19 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 16.9 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at Woodhouse Primary Academy missed 8.7% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 27.8% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).
Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.