Woodlea Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Houghton le Spring, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Woodlea Primary School is a primary school in Houghton le Spring, County Durham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Woodlea Primary 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 saw 24 first-choice applications for 25 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- Of the 53 applications for Reception 2026, 23 (43%) came from families living outside County Durham, and 14 offers went to them.
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
- Fence Houses, Houghton le Spring, DH4 6AR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 197 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 24 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 24 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 primary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- Bournmoor Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lumley Junior School 1.3 mi School remains Good
- Lumley Infant and Nursery School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Red Rose Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Cestria Primary School 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- West Rainton Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Newker Primary School 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published