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Woodlands Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Jacquie Fleetwood

location_onBirkenhead, CH41 2SY

language Visit Website phone 1516478406

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

325

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Expected Standard

53%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Woodlands Primary School is a Community school primary school in Birkenhead, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 76% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Woodlands Primary School is a community school in Birkenhead, Wirral, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 341 pupils on roll, of whom 58% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #39 of 74 primaries in Wirral and #9,675 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 53%

Reading66% LA 69%

Writing64% LA 63%

Maths74% LA 65%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 50%England 61%

Reading58% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing53% LA 63% · Eng 72%

Maths58% LA 62% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 52%England 60%

Reading60% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing54% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths57% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.5

Read

LA -0.2

-1.6 to 2.6

-1.4

Write

LA -0.8

-3.4 to 0.7

0.2

Maths

LA -0.7

-1.8 to 2.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 56%England 65%

Reading67% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 70% · Eng 78%

Maths74% LA 70% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -0.7

-3.6 to 0.3

-1.4

Write

LA -1.1

-3.2 to 0.4

-0.2

Maths

LA -0.7

-1.9 to 1.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 56%

Reading61% LA 70%

Writing84% LA 72%

Maths68% LA 67%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA -0.4

-2.5 to 1.1

0.7

Write

LA -0.6

-1 to 2.4

0.6

Maths

LA -0.8

-1 to 2.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 May 2022

Inspection Report

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01 November 2016

Inspection Report

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06 October 2011

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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28 June 2007

Inspection Report

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17 June 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-11-01

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-10-06

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 340 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	340	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	339	1	0.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	359	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	351	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	340	1	0.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	339	1	0.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	325	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	306	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	333	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	326	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	326	2	0.6%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	340	1	0.3%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	338	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	315	7	2.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	336	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	336	5	1.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	325	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	345	1	0.3%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	330	3	0.9%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	325	5	1.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	341	4	1.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	333	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	324	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	350	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	337	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	323	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 38 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 20 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 11 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils