This schoolOther secondary schools in County Durham
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 17 May 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 21 January 2015Graded inspection: Good · as Wolsingham School, URN 114297
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry368 applications · 143 places offered · 181 named it first
- 2026 2.6; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2025 2.8; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2024 2.8; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2023 2.2; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2022 1.9; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2021 1.6; County Durham median median 2.0
- 2020 1.6; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2019 1.4; County Durham median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 1.5; County Durham median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2017 1.4; County Durham median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2016 1.6; County Durham median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2015 1.5; County Durham median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2014 1.6; County Durham median median 1.4; as the previous school
- This school
- County Durham median
Dashed bars: as Wolsingham School (URN 114297), the previous school.
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 143 | 368 | 2.6 | 181 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2025 | 156 | 439 | 2.8 | 214 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2024 | 149 | 416 | 2.8 | 208 | 1.40 |
| Sep 2023 | 144 | 312 | 2.2 | 160 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2022 | 160 | 307 | 1.9 | 153 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2021 | 174 | 284 | 1.6 | 175 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2020 * | 131 | 203 | 1.6 | 127 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2019 * | 152 | 217 | 1.4 | 144 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2018 * | 115 | 172 | 1.5 | 111 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2017 * | 111 | 151 | 1.4 | 110 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2016 * | 97 | 151 | 1.6 | 92 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2015 * | 86 | 127 | 1.5 | 84 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2014 * | 81 | 129 | 1.6 | 80 | 0.99 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 150 | 52.0 | 53% | 75% | – |
| 2024/25 | 130 | 44.7 | 39% | 58% | – |
| 2023/24 | 138 | 48.1 | 46% | 57% | −0.35 |
| 2022/23 | 135 | 48.3 | 44% | 64% | −0.18 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Wolsingham SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.6applications per place 52.0Attainment 8
- 13.4 km · County DurhamGood20231.8applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
- 14.4 km · County Durham20261.9applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
- 14.8 km · County DurhamGood20231.4applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
- 15.7 km · County DurhamGood20242.9applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
- 15.8 km · County DurhamRemains Good20242.0applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
- 16.4 km · County Durham20262.7applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
- 17.4 km · County Durham20261.3applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
- 17.8 km · County Durham20261.8applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 148109 · 840/4139
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 750 pupils · 774 on roll
- Free school meals
- 30.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2020
- Replaced
- Wolsingham School (URN 114297)
- Address
- The Grammar School Building, West End, Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland, DL13 3DJ
- Local authority
- County Durham
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources