Woodhouse Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · County Durham
Walker Drive, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6QW
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 25/04/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.4%
34.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
176
Capacity used
Has space77%
230 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
16 of 16 families who put it first got an offer
16
Places offered
22
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 16 | 16 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 3 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 3 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 22 | 16 | 73% |
County Durham lets families list 3 preferences. 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
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Alex Lawrance
- Address
- Walker Drive, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6QW
- Phone
- 01388602885
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Ward / constituency
- Bishop Auckland · Bishop Auckland
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151430
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 65% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
176 pupils · 230 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
25 April 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessEarly years Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement - 19
20 November 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 155 pupils
Attendance
89.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
10.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
34.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
5.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
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.