Woodhouse Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
Woodhouse Academy is a secondary school for pupils aged 9 to 13 in Stoke-on-Trent. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 14th-highest of the 103 schools in Stoke-on-Trent with published results, and 2,040th of 14,452 across England. It was 93% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Capacity
- 93% full
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Staffordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Woodhouse Academy in detail
Woodhouse Academy in its own words
In its own words: "Our values are captured in the acronym REWARD - Respect, Encouragement, Working hard, Aspiration, Resilience, and Determination. We believe that good behaviour and commitment to these values should be recognised, and we celebrate this through our housepoint system, where students can earn badges, prizes and recognition for embodying our values."
The school runs after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 94% of Year 6 pupils at Woodhouse Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 78% in reading and 88% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Woodhouse Academy
Staffordshire published that the last place offered for 2026 entry went to a family 3.561 miles away. The cut-off moves every year with the number of applications.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Woodhouse Academy are James Bateman Middle School (1.4 miles, Good); Biddulph High School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46); Kidsgrove Secondary School (3.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.1); and Eaton Bank Academy (3.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48).
James Bateman Middle SchoolBiddulph High SchoolKidsgrove Secondary SchoolEaton Bank Academy
Who goes there
13.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 25 pupils (6.2%) received SEN support and 13 (3.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Congleton Rail Station, about 2.5 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Woodhouse Academy (adjacent), 140 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Woodhouse Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 57 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Woodhouse Academy issued 11 suspensions, 2.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Woodhouse Academy are Oxhey First School (0.4 miles), Kingsfield First School (0.8 miles), Moor First School (1 mile) and Squirrel Hayes First School (1.1 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Oxhey First SchoolKingsfield First SchoolMoor First SchoolSquirrel Hayes First School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Staffordshire published that the last place for 2026 entry went to a family 3.561 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its February 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
At a Glance
13.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Exclusions & Suspensions
0
Permanent exclusions
0.00%
Exclusion rate
11
Suspensions
2.63%
Suspension rate
6 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 419 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
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Term dates
Woodhouse Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Staffordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Woodhouse Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Woodhouse Academy is in Staffordshire; for families living there:
Apply to Staffordshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
93%
Near capacity
419 pupils
450 places
31 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Stoke-on-Trent
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Stoke-on-Trent
Across Staffordshire council
Places available
8,807
Applications
7,681
Got 1st preference
91.9%
Got preferred school
98.5%
All secondary applications across Staffordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
25
SEN Support
13
EHC Plans
9.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
402
Total Pupils
219
Boys
183
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
21
Teachers
19.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,120
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,588
Per pupil
£2513k
Total funding
£71k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.6%
Overall absence
11.3%
Persistent absence
434
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about Woodhouse Academy
What are SATs results like at Woodhouse Academy?
Of the pupils at Woodhouse Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 94% reached the expected standard in reading and 83% did so in maths.
What is Woodhouse Academy's Ofsted rating?
Woodhouse Academy was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2023.
How close to Woodhouse Academy do you need to live?
Staffordshire publishes how far the last offered place was, in miles: 5.344 for 2025 entry, then 3.561 for 2026 entry. The cut-off has tightened over that period, which usually means demand is growing faster than places. These are the authority's own figures, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications each year.
Is it hard to get a place at Woodhouse Academy?
Woodhouse Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 93% of its 450 places.
How big are the classes at Woodhouse Academy?
Classes at Woodhouse Academy average 28.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Woodhouse Academy?
Woodhouse Academy has around 402 pupils on roll. 13% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Woodhouse Academy?
4.6% of sessions were missed at Woodhouse Academy in 2024/25. 11.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Woodhouse Academy?
Apply through Staffordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Woodhouse Academy on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Woodhouse Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Woodhouse Academy?
Woodhouse Academy is at Woodhouse Lane, Biddulph, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST8 7DR.
Sources: Staffordshire admissions booklets; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)