Wolsingham Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Bishop Auckland · DL13 3ET · County Durham
Ages 3–11
- KS264%
- Absence4.6%
- FSM20.3%
- Demand1.00
0.6 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 148109
Wolsingham School
Academy converter · Bishop Auckland · DL13 3DJ
Ages 11–16 · 774 pupils · County Durham
Ofsted
School remains Good
Attainment 8
48.1
Overall absence
10.7%
Admissions demand
1.40 · Competitive
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-07-09
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.35
−20+2
Attainment 848.1
English & maths grade 5+46%
English & maths grade 4+57%
EBacc entry19%
EBacc APS: 4.2
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence10.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)32.6%
Unauthorised2.7%
- Authorised absence
- 8.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 4.2%
- Enrolments in measure
- 786
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.40 · Competitive
1st preferences
208
Places offered
149
1st-preference offers
148
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 416
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 149
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill103%
774 pupils · 750 places
- Pupils on roll
- 774
- Boys / girls
- 392 / 382
- School capacity
- 750
- Capacity fill
- 774 / 750 (103%)
- Free school meals
- 30.7%
- FSM pupils
- 238
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Academy trust
- ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Sponsor
- Advance Learning Partnership
- Headteacher
- Mr Nick Mitchinson
Location
- Address
- The Grammar School Building, West End, Wolsingham
- Postcode
- DL13 3DJ
- Town
- Bishop Auckland
- County
- County Durham
- Local authority
- County Durham
- District
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, 774 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 30.7%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Frosterley Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Bishop Auckland · DL13 2SN · County Durham
Ages 3–11
- KS244%
- Absence6.6%
- FSM31.3%
- Demand1.00
3.0 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Nick Mitchinson
- Telephone
- 01388527302