Primary school

Woodhouse Primary Academy

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Durham
  • DL14 6QW
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Apr 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,780 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 92%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 70%70%2016/17: top 48%48% · 2016/172017/18: top 91%2018/19: top 69%2022/23: top 52%2023/24: top 84%2024/25: top 92%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM41% · North East 67%Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North East 8%Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score98 · North East 105Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score101 · North East 105Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 46% · 26 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 64% · 22 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 43% · 28 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 60% · 30 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 61% · 23 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 47% · 30 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 41% · 27 pupils · North East 67%64%41%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 26 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 14% · 22 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 7% · 28 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 3% · 30 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 0% · 23 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 0% · 30 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 0% · 27 pupils · North East 8%14%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 26 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 104 · 22 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 103 · 28 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 101 · 30 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 104 · 23 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 102 · 30 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 98 · 27 pupils · North East 10510498No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 26 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 106 · 22 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 104 · 28 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 104 · 30 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 106 · 23 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 103 · 30 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 101 · 27 pupils · North East 105106100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
14 of 14 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1414
2nd61
3rd60

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2016Goodas predecessor
  6. 2019Remains Goodas predecessor
  7. 2023Requires improvementas predecessor

0 strong areas

5 weak areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026176
Free school meals (past 6 years)74.3%
First language not English4.4%
SEN support28.4%
EHC plan1.5%
Absence (sessions missed)10.6%
Persistently absent pupils34.8%

Girls 45.1%Boys 54.9%

76.5% full · 230 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.9
Pupils per adult9.9
  • Classroom teachers 9
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 7.1
  • Other support 2

Teachers 10 FTE · Whole workforce 19.1 · 20 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 8 months.

  • +£186,000revenue reserve
  • +£32,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP (22 academies) · trust reserve £9,036,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it