Woodhouse Community Primary School is a primary school located in Bishop Auckland. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 27/01/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.8%, which is 1.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Walker Drive, Bishop Auckland

School Information

Address: Walker Drive, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6QW
Website: www.woodhousecommunity.durham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01388602885
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs R Smith
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 131919

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 27/01/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 226
Number of Boys: 113
Number of Girls: 113

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.6 to 0.9
Writing
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.9 to 3.3
Maths
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.5 to 2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Aclet Close Nursery School
Aclet Close , DL14 6PX 		3out of 4 566 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Etherley Lane Nursery School
Hazel Grove , DL14 7RF 		4out of 4 2,021 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodhouse Community Primary School
Walker Drive , DL14 6QW 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
Murphy Crescent , DL14 6QH 		3out of 4 695 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Anne's CofE Primary School
Warwick Road , DL14 6LS 		3out of 4 1,213 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Cockton Hill Junior School
McIntyre Terrace , Cockton Hill DL14 6HW 		3out of 4 1,553 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cockton Hill Infant School
McIntyre Terrace , Cockton Hill DL14 6HW 		3out of 4 1,553 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Woodhouse Lane , DL14 6JT 		3out of 4 866 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bishop Barrington Academy
Woodhouse Lane , DL14 6LA 		- not rated 1,032 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
South Church Road , DL14 7JZ 		3out of 4 2,499 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bishop Auckland College
Woodhouse Lane , DL14 6JZ 		- not rated 971 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Evergreen Primary School
Warwick Road , DL14 6LS 		3out of 4 1,442 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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