The Woodlands

School Name: The Woodlands
Address: Broom Road
Town/City: Ferryhill
Postcode: DL17 8AN
Telephone Number: 01740 656040
Website: www.thewoodlands.durham.sch.uk

Phase: Ages 6-16
Type: Pupil referral unit
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 1994

Headteacher: Mrs Lesley Candler
Capacity: 100
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 330 (67% boys & 33% girls)
Enrollment: 330% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 80.6%

URN: 113992
DfE Number: 840/1100
UKPRN: 10016506
UPRN: 100110805397
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: County Durham (E06000047)
Constituency: Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor (E14001382)
Electoral Ward: Ferryhill (E05016177)

Easting & Northing: 429308E, 532578N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 41' 16.94" N 1° 32' 48.28" W
Plus Code: 9C6WMFQ3+68

DfE Record: View record

1. Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School (0.0km)
2. Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy (0.6km)
3. Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School (0.8km)
4. Ferryhill Station Primary School (1.7km)
5. Ferryhill School (1.9km)
6. Aycliffe Secure Centre (2.4km)
7. West Cornforth Primary School (2.5km)
8. Tudhoe Moor Nursery School (2.9km)
9. Chilton Academy (3.2km)
10. North Park Primary School (3.2km)

Predecessor school†

• Aykley Heads Centre