Woodham Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · County Durham
Washington Crescent, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4AX
66
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
94%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.9%
22.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,071
Capacity used
Nearly full97%
1,100 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
94%
1st preference success rate
213 of 226 families who put it first got an offer
213
Places offered
339
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 226 | 213 | ● 94% |
| 2nd preference | 82 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 31 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 339 | 213 | 63% |
1st preference success by year
County Durham lets families list 3 preferences. 13 applications came from outside the council area (4 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Andrew Bell
- Address
- Washington Crescent, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4AX
- Phone
- 01325300328
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Ward / constituency
- Aycliffe South · Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138717
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 38% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: EDEN LEARNING TRUST
1,071 pupils · 1,100 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
19 April 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,077 pupils
Attendance
91.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.09 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.19 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 46.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 65.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 53.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.35 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 171 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 170 | 19% | 52% | 70% | |
| English Language | 170 | 19% | 56% | 72% | |
| English Literature | 168 | 18% | 60% | 76% | |
| Combined Science | 144 | 10% | 42% | 63% | |
| History | 119 | 36% | 58% | 70% | |
| French | 92 | 13% | 66% | 78% | |
| Geography | 62 | 21% | 50% | 61% | |
| Religious Studies | 62 | 21% | 47% | 71% | |
| Art and Design | 56 | 25% | 77% | 93% | |
| Music | 21 | 0% | 29% | 57% | |
| Biology | 20 | 65% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 20 | 50% | 100% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through County Durham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.