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Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery

Academy converter · Newton Aycliffe · DL5 4EX

Ages 3–11 · 222 pupils · County Durham

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

51%

Overall absence

6.4%

Admissions demand

1.04 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2021-12-08

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)51%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.4%
Unauthorised2.8%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.9%
Enrolments in measure
216

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary 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

1.04 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

26

Places offered

25

1st-preference offers

25

Total preferences (any rank)
55
Preferred offers (top 3)
25
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill67%

222 pupils · 330 places

Pupils on roll
222
Boys / girls
107 / 115
School capacity
330
Capacity fill
222 / 330 (67%)
Free school meals
49.5%
FSM pupils
103
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST
Academy trust
LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST
Sponsor
Lingfield Education Trust
Headteacher
Mr Mark Dipple

Location

Address
Humphrey Close
Postcode
DL5 4EX
Town
Newton Aycliffe
County
County Durham
Local authority
County Durham
District
County Durham
Constituency
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to 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 (primary), Ages 3–11, in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, 222 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 49.5%.

Open schools in Newton Aycliffe
17
Primary schools in Newton Aycliffe
10
Academies among open schools in Newton Aycliffe
53% (9)
Open schools in DL5
17
Primary in DL5
10
Open schools in County Durham LA
281
Primary in County Durham LA
209

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Newton AycliffeNear DL5

  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Newton Aycliffe · DL5 7DE · County Durham

    Ages 2–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence8.8%
    • FSM40.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.2 miles away

  • Sugar Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM31.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS232%
    • Absence8.5%
    • FSM71.5%

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  • Byerley Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM25.1%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Vane Road Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Newton Aycliffe · DL5 5RH · County Durham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM24.0%
    • Demand1.00

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Mark Dipple
Telephone
01325300230
Website
www.woodhamburnprimary.durham.sch.uk/

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