Primary school

Woodlea Primary School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Durham
  • DH4 6AR
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2019

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,380 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 30%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 43%43%2016/17: top 78%2017/18: top 8%2018/19: top 21%2022/23: top 7%7% · 2022/232023/24: top 17%2024/25: top 30%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM72% · North East 67%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM10% · North East 8%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score109 · North East 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score106 · North East 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 58% · 31 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 50% · 32 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 87% · 30 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 79% · 29 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 83% · 30 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 77% · 31 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 72% · 29 pupils · North East 67%87%50%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 6% · 31 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 6% · 32 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 10% · 30 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 7% · 29 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 10% · 30 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 6% · 31 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 10% · 29 pupils · North East 8%10%6%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 31 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 103 · 32 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 107 · 30 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 104 · 29 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 109 · 30 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 106 · 31 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 109 · 29 pupils · North East 105109103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 31 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 103 · 32 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 106 · 30 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 104 · 29 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 107 · 30 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 105 · 31 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 106 · 29 pupils · North East 105107103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
24 of 24 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2424
2nd211
3rd80

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2024

  1. 2006Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2009Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2019Goodas predecessor
  4. 2024Remains Goodas predecessor

4 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

1 weak areas

  • Early years provision

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026197
Free school meals (past 6 years)24.2%
First language not English2.4%
SEN support13.4%
EHC plan1.9%
Absence (sessions missed)4.1%
Persistently absent pupils8.1%

Girls 44%Boys 56%

93.8% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.8
Pupils per adult12.8
  • Classroom teachers 7.3
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 5.9
  • Other support 3.3

Teachers 9.3 FTE · Whole workforce 18.5 · 22 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 10 months.

  • +£158,000revenue reserve
  • −£72,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: EDEN LEARNING TRUST (10 academies) · trust reserve £11,436,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it