Wolsingham School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address The Grammar School Building
West End
Wolsingham
Bishop Auckland
County Durham
DL13 3DJ
Phone 01388527302
Reference Number 148109

General Makeup

Number of pupils 743
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.66%
Girls: 50.34%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 27.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 83 71 154
8 77 66 143
9 72 86 158
10 75 84 159
11 62 67 129

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 95%
White, Other 1.5%
Unclassified 0.9%
Mixed, Other 0.7%
White & Asian 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Asian, Other 0.3%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 38.5% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 54.6% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 142 3
Third Preference 83 0
From another Local Authority 2 0

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Name Distance
Wolsingham Primary School
Upper Town, Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 3ET
0.61 miles
Frosterley Primary School
Bridge End, Frosterley, Weardale, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 2SN
2.97 miles
Tow Law Millennium Primary School
Wear Street, Attlee Estate, Tow Law, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 4LF
3.22 miles
Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law
Smith Street, Tow Law, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 4AU
3.5 miles
Hamsterley Primary School
Hamsterley Primary School, Hamsterley, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 3QF
4.78 miles
Stanhope Barrington CofE Primary School
Westcroft, Stanhope, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 2NU
4.99 miles
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