Woodlea Primary School | Primary in Houghton le Spring, County Durham | Ofsted & DfE

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

221

Pupils · 2023/24

EAL · 2023/24

Persistent abs. · 2023/24

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

221

Pupils · 2023/24

EAL · 2023/24

Persistent abs. · 2023/24

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

221

Pupils · 2023/24

EAL · 2023/24

Persistent abs. · 2023/24

Closed school

This school is closed.

Local authorityCounty Durham

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio19.6:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusClosed

Overview of Woodlea Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

72%

-5pp

87%80%72%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 72%

RWM higher standard

10%

+4pp

10%8%6%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

86%

Reading higher standard

34%

Writing expected standard

83%

Writing higher standard

10%

Maths expected standard

79%

Maths higher standard

14%

Science expected standard

86%

SPAG expected standard

83%

SPAG higher standard

38%

Reading scaled score

109.0

Maths scaled score

106.0

GPS scaled score

109.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2023/24

Pupils on roll

221

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.6

EAL

FSM eligible

27%

SEN

14%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Fence Houses, Houghton le Spring, DH4 6AR

Local authority

County Durham

Website

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Telephone

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	72%	10%	86%	34%	83%	10%	79%	14%	86%	83%	109.0	106.0	109.0	—	—	—	—	209
2023/24	77%	6%	84%	29%	84%	13%	84%	29%	81%	87%	106.0	105.0	107.0	—	—	—	14%	221
2022/23	83%	10%	97%	33%	90%	10%	90%	37%	87%	97%	109.0	107.0	110.0	+3.20	+1.00	+2.40	10%	225
2018/19	79%	7%	83%	21%	83%	17%	90%	14%	83%	83%	104.0	104.0	106.0	+0.60	-0.10	+0.40	8%	227
2017/18	87%	10%	87%	30%	87%	23%	93%	27%	90%	97%	107.0	106.0	111.0	+0.90	-0.10	+0.70	6%	234
2016/17	50%	6%	78%	19%	72%	9%	72%	16%	78%	78%	103.0	103.0	106.0	-0.10	-1.30	-0.30	7%	247

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2023/24	221	19.6	14%	1%	27%	4%	6%
2022/23	225	22.7	10%	1%	22%	4%	5%
2021/22	226	22.2	11%	1%	21%	5%	15%
2020/21	219	20.1	9%	1%	16%	—	—
2018/19	227	22.5	8%	2%	14%	3%	—
2017/18	234	23.1	6%	2%	11%	3%	5%
2016/17	247	22.1	7%	0%	15%	3%	4%