Woodlea Primary School is a primary school located in Houghton le Spring. 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 10/01/2019. 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 2.6%, which is 1.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Fence Houses, Houghton le Spring, DH4 6AR
Website: http://www.woodlea.durham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01913852675
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Philip Adamson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114009

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 219
Number of Boys: 117
Number of Girls: 102

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.6% 4%
Persistent absence: SUPP% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.7 to 2.8
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2.2 to 2.1
Maths
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.6 to 2.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodlea Primary School
Fence Houses , DH4 6AR
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bournmoor Primary School
Lambourne Close , Bournmoor DH4 6HF
3out of 4 1,071 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Dubmire Primary
Britannia Terrace , Fence Houses DH4 6HL
1out of 4 1,248 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Lumley Junior School
Cocken Lane , Great Lumley DH3 4JJ
3out of 4 2,200 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Lumley Infant and Nursery School
Great Lumley , DH3 4JL
4out of 4 2,212 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kepier
Dairy Lane , DH4 5BH
2out of 4 3,030 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.