Woodhouse Academy
Woodhouse Lane, Biddulph, Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7DR
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WOODHOUSE ACADEMY
- Principal
- Mrs Deborah Farr
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 402
- URN
- 141074
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782973600
About this school
Woodhouse Academy is a middle academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 9 to 13 and has 402 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woodhouse Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 116 | 88 | 104 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 67% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 7% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 78% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 88% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 75% | 95% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Woodhouse Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 430 |
| 2023/24 | 411 |
| 2024/25 | 419 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodhouse Academy compares
Woodhouse Academy ranked 36th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4.6% | 13.6% | 402 | — |
| James Bateman Middle School | 57% | 8.2% | 37.5% | 373 | 1.4 miles |
| St Edward's Church of England Academy | 59% | 6.3% | 16.4% | 662 | 5.2 miles |
| Churnet View Middle School | 47% | 5.2% | 28% | 440 | 6.2 miles |
| Oxhey First School | — | 3.5% | 4.6% | 241 | 0.4 miles |
| Kingsfield First School | — | 4.7% | 26.7% | 214 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.6%
- English as an additional language
- 0.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.6%
- Persistent absence
- 11.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
James Bateman Middle School1.4 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Biddulph
-
St Edward's Church of England Academy5.2 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Leek
-
Churnet View Middle School6.2 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Leek
-
Oxhey First School0.4 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Kingsfield First School0.8 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Woodhouse Academy ranks 15th of the 102 ranked primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Bentilee Nursery School Nursery
- Abbey Hulton Primary School Primary
- Alexandra Infants' School Primary
- Alexandra Junior School Primary
- All Saints' CofE First School Primary
- Alsager Highfields Community Primary School Primary
- Alsagers Bank Primary Academy Primary
- Ash Green Primary Academy Primary
- Ball Green Primary Academy Primary
- Barlaston CofE (VC) First School Primary
- Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy Primary
- Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Woodhouse Academy teach?
- Woodhouse Academy teaches children aged 9 to 13. It is a middle school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the principal of Woodhouse Academy?
- The principal of Woodhouse Academy is Mrs Deborah Farr, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodhouse Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodhouse Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Woodhouse Academy?
- Woodhouse Academy has 402 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 13.
- Is Woodhouse Academy full?
- Woodhouse Academy has capacity for 480 pupils and 402 on roll (84%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Woodhouse Academy a faith school?
- No. Woodhouse Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Woodhouse Academy part of an academy trust?
- Woodhouse Academy is part of WOODHOUSE ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Woodhouse Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodhouse Academy compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Woodhouse Academy ranked 36th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodhouse Academy's absence rate?
- Woodhouse Academy's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodhouse Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodhouse Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.