Woodham AcademyFerryhill School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Woodham Academy and Ferryhill School are secondary schools.
Woodham Academy scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Ferryhill School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Woodham Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Woodham Academy was judged Good and Ferryhill School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.5 for Woodham Academy and 39.7 for Ferryhill School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Woodham Academy (50.5 in 2021-22, 50.5 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Ferryhill School (46.3 in 2021-22, 39.7 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Newton AycliffeWoodham Academy | FerryhillFerryhill School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C61/100Stronger figure | D50/100 | |
| Local ranking | 10th of 30 in County Durham Stronger figure | 25th of 30 in County Durham | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,071 | 727 | |
| Capacity | 1,100 | 915 | |
| Location | Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4AX | Ferryhill, DL17 8RW | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 50.5 Stronger figure | 39.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46.5% Stronger figure | 21.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72.5% Stronger figure | 47.0% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 200 | 151 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,027 | 731 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 37.8% | 46.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.1% | 1.6% | |
| SEN support | 16.6% | 21.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.8% | 2.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.1% Stronger figure | 9.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.7% Stronger figure | 30.3% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Woodham Academy
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