OFSTED
25 April 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
20 November 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
10 December 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
County Durham
Trust
ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
176
162 full-time ·
14 part-time
Female pupils
83
47.2% of pupils
Male pupils
93
52.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
34.9 pts
above England
School
59.7%
County Durham
32.2%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.0 pts
below England
School
2.3%
County Durham
4.7%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
County Durham
0.5%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
89.8%
158
Gypsy / Roma
5.7%
10
Any other White background
2.3%
4
African
1.1%
2
Traveller of Irish heritage
0.6%
1
White and Black Caribbean
0.6%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
29.6%
52 of
176 pupils
8.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
13.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.62%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.40 pts
higher than
England
School
10.62%
County Durham
6.04%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
34.84%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
19.02 pts
higher than
England
School
34.84%
County Durham
15.78%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.16%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.36 pts
higher than
England
School
5.16%
County Durham
1.43%
North East
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
76.5%
11.7 pts
below England
Woodhouse Primary Academy
76.5%
County Durham
83.6%
North East
87.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.