Wolsingham School, Bishop Auckland

At age 16 (%)

No data for age 18

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Wolsingham School

The Grammar School Building, West End, Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland DL13 3DJ

https://www.wolsinghamschool.net/

Wolsingham School is a non-selective academy. It has about 750 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In May 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. The present school opened in 2020.

This school is a member of Advance Learning Partnership. (Other schools in this trust include Parkside Academy, Bishop Barrington Academy, Durham Academy, Staindrop Academy and Whitworth Park Academy.)

Particular strengths include Representation, Finances, Attainment and Admissions. Relative weaknesses include Attendance, Destinations and Disadvantaged pupils.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
8.3		Parkside Academy
9.0		St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College
9.3		Consett Academy
9.7		St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
9.8		Bishop Barrington Academy
10.2		King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
10.9		Durham Academy
11.1		Staindrop Academy
11.5		Whitworth Park Academy
12.4		Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
12.4		Teesdale School and Sixth Form
12.7		Tanfield School

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Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both in balance with the local community.

Finances: Above average. The school budget has been in surplus

Attainment: Above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate and offer rate are both quite low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Progress: About average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Environment: About average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite high, while crime is roughly average.

Destinations: Below average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite low.

Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress up to age 16 is about average. Destinations at 16 are below average. There is no information for students aged 16-18.

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite high.

Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

No A-level data

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