Woodhouse Academy

How places are decided at Woodhouse Academy

Woodhouse Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Woodhouse Academy's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Woodhouse Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in February 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Woodhouse Academy?

Woodhouse Academy has 402 pupils on roll.

What ages does Woodhouse Academy take?

Woodhouse Academy admits pupils aged 9 to 13.

Where is Woodhouse Academy located?

Woodhouse Academy is located in Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7DR, Staffordshire.

How do I apply to Woodhouse Academy?

Woodhouse Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How far from Woodhouse Academy were places offered?

The furthest place offered at Woodhouse Academy for 2026-27 (Year 5) was 3.561 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

How are Year 5 places decided at Woodhouse Academy?

When Woodhouse Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children in care and children who ceased to be in care because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order) including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Medical grounds or exceptional circumstances with hardship — Children who satisfy both the following criteria: i) They are distinguished from the great majority of other applications either on medical grounds or by other exceptional circumstances. Medical grounds must be supported by a medical report (obtained by the parents). It must clearly justify, for health reasons only, if it is better for the child to attend the preferred school rather than any another school. Exceptional circumstances must relate to the choice of school; i.e. the circumstances of the child not the economic or social circumstances of the parent. ii) They would suffer under hardship if they were unable to attend the Academy; 3. Sibling — Children who would, in the first year to which the application related, have an elder brother or sister in attendance at the Academy. For admissions purposes, a brother or sister is a child who lives at the same address and either; have one or both natural parents in common; are related by a parent's marriage; are adopted or fostered by a common parent or are unrelated children who live at the same address, whose parents live as partners, and 3 further criteria. Tie-break: If there are a limited number of spaces available and we cannot distinguish between applicants using the criteria listed, such as in the case of children who live in the same block of flats, then the child or children who will be offered the available spaces will be randomly selected. This process will be independently verified.

What is the largest ethnic background at Woodhouse Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 95.5% of pupils at Woodhouse Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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