Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery
Academy converterPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed
Humphrey Close, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4EX
Headteacher · Mr Mark Dipple
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Key facts
Pupils222Capacity 330
OfstedRequires improvementInspected 8 December 2021
TrustLingfield Education Trust
Free school meals49.5%
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded inspection on 8 December 2021 (as Woodham Burn Community Primary School).
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsRequires improvement
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through County Durham council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in County DurhamNearby schools for the same ages
- Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School0.2 mi
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.2 mi
- Sugar Hill Primary School0.5 mi
- St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School0.5 mi
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe0.6 mi