Woodhouse Primary Academy
Academy converter in Bishop Auckland, County Durham.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 176 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 230 |
| Free school meals | 64.80% |
| Trust or sponsor | ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Address | Walker Drive, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6QW |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://woodhouseprimary.org.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01388602885 |
| URN | 151430 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 25 April 2023, published 21 June 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Woodhouse Community Primary School , URN 131919).
Latest ungraded inspection: 20 November 2019, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
This ungraded inspection was of the predecessor school.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- St Anne's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Cockton Hill Junior School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Cockton Hill Infant School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- St Andrew's Academy (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- St Helen Auckland Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Etherley Lane Primary School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- Escomb Primary School (primary school, about 2.2 km)
Browse: Primary schools in County Durham
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.