Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery
Humphrey Close, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4EX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Dipple
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lingfield Education Trust
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 330
- Pupils on roll
- 222
- URN
- 149737
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01325300230
About this school
Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery is a primary academy in Newton Aycliffe. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 222 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Woodham Burn Community Primary School (URN 109302).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 37 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 |
Trends over time
How Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | County Durham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 268 |
| 2024/25 | 243 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery compares
Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery ranked 113th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 7.1% | 50.2% | 222 | — |
| Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School | 29% | 8.4% | 69.7% | 285 | 0.2 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 84% | 6% | 39% | 150 | 0.2 miles |
| Sugar Hill Primary School | 52% | 6.2% | 31.5% | 448 | 0.5 miles |
| St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School | 25% | 7.3% | 75.6% | 147 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe | 66% | 5.2% | 42.6% | 162 | 0.6 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)
- 50.23%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.09%
- Persistent absence
- 20%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School0.2 miles
Primary · Newton Aycliffe
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Newton Aycliffe
-
Sugar Hill Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newton Aycliffe
-
St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newton Aycliffe
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe0.6 miles
Primary · Newton Aycliffe
Other schools in Newton Aycliffe
Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery ranks 6th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Newton Aycliffe.
- Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Byerley Park Primary School Primary
- Heighington Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe Primary
- Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School Primary
- Sugar Hill Primary School Primary
- Vane Road Primary School Primary
- Greenfield Academy Secondary
- UTC South Durham Secondary
- Woodham Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Newton Aycliffe.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery is Mr Mark Dipple, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery, 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 Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery?
- Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery has 222 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery full?
- Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 330 pupils and 222 on roll (67%), 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 Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Is Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery part of an academy trust?
- Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery is part of LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2023/24 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery compare with other schools in County Durham?
- Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery ranked 113th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery'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 10 July 2026.