Wolsingham School

State-Funded School

wolsingham-school-durham-north-east-148109

North EastRegion

DurhamLocal Authority

Bishop AucklandConstituency

DL13 3DJPostcode

3.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Wolsingham School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Durham, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 774 pupils. Wolsingham School is part of Advance Learning Partnership.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 38.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.85

Ethnicity

White

97%

Asian

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

774

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

31%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 774
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Advance Learning Partnership

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 17 May 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
24 Feb 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.