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Woodlands Primary School

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

personMrs Lauren Johnstone

corporate_fareMERCIA LEARNING TRUST

location_onSheffield, S14 1SL

language Visit Website phone 1142396464

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

484

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Expected Standard

39%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Woodlands Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Sheffield, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 93% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Woodlands Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Sheffield, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of MERCIA LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 473 pupils on roll, of whom 64% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 39% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #97 of 109 primaries in Sheffield and #12,652 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 2.6 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

39%

LA 56%

Reading71% LA 70%

Writing41% LA 65%

Maths69% LA 69%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading58% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing58% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths58% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading62% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths65% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.0

Read

LA -0.6

-3.6 to -0.3

-1.7

Write

LA -1.0

-3.3 to -0.1

-0.1

Maths

LA -0.7

-1.7 to 1.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading62% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths64% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA -0.6

-1.5 to 2.4

3.7

Write

LA -0.3

1.9 to 5.5

-0.5

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.2 to 1.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 59%

Reading91% LA 69%

Writing89% LA 74%

Maths89% LA 71%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.3

6.4 to 9.6

5.6

Write

LA 0.0

4.1 to 7.1

4.6

Maths

LA -0.2

3.2 to 6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

09 February 2022

Inspection Report

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15 March 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-02-09

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-03-15

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2011-09-26

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

3.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.1%(5 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 473 pupils. During this period, there were 16 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	473	16	3.4%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	459	8	1.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	491	13	2.6%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	479	14	2.9%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	470	17	3.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	501	12	2.4%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	484	10	2.1%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	459	8	1.7%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	469	7	1.5%	0.5%	2
2021/22 (Spring term)	429	13	3.0%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Autumn term)	408	16	3.9%	0.5%	1
2020/21 (Summer term)	440	17	3.9%	0.4%	2
2020/21 (Spring term)	436	5	1.1%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	443	19	4.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	446	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	446	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	434	26	6.0%	0.6%	1
2018/19 (Summer term)	464	9	1.9%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	469	5	1.1%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	455	16	3.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	479	18	3.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	460	33	7.2%	0.4%	1
2017/18 (Autumn term)	450	71	15.8%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	457	20	4.4%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Spring term)	458	48	10.5%	0.4%	3
2016/17 (Autumn term)	429	35	8.2%	0.5%	1

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 75 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 36 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 26 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 6 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Woodlands Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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