Woodham Academy

State-Funded School

woodham-academy-durham-north-east

North EastRegion

DurhamLocal Authority

Newton Aycliffe and SpennymoorConstituency

DL5 4AXPostcode

6.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Woodham Academy 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 1,071 pupils. Woodham Academy is part of EDEN LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 46.2%
EBacc average point score: 4.35

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,071

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

38%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,071
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: EDEN LEARNING TRUST

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 19 April 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
11 Jun 2018	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.