Wolsingham School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Bishop Auckland, County Durham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
6.739 miles
Published by Durham County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Wolsingham School is a secondary school in Bishop Auckland, County Durham for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 17 May 2023. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Wolsingham School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 6.739 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place for 2026 lived 6.739 miles away, the 2nd longest of 9 County Durham secondary schools with a published last distance.
- Year 7 2026 had 181 first-choice applications for 143 offers, 1.3 first choices per offer, the 3rd highest of 29 County Durham secondary schools.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 140 offers went to first-choice families and 41 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 39% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in County Durham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other County Durham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- The Grammar School Building, West End, Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland, DL13 3DJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 774 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 17 May 2023
Strengths
- “Wolsingham school is a welcoming and friendly school with strong links to the local community.”
- “Staff and pupils understand the shared values to ‘work hard, get involved, be kind and take responsibility.”
- “Leaders use these values to create a positive environment in which to learn.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, teachers do not consistently adapt their teaching to meet the needs of pupils at different starting points.”
- “However, a small number of pupils have received suspensions.”
- “Pupils who are suspended miss time in lessons.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 39% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.7 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 181 first-preference applications, 143 offers in total, 140 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- Parkside Academy 8.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester 9.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Consett Academy 9.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Bishop Barrington Academy 9.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College 9.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- King James I Academy Bishop Auckland 10.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Durham Academy 10.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Staindrop Academy 11.0 mi Good Last distance published