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The Woodlands Community Primary School

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personMr Jonathan Baker

corporate_fareCOMMUNITY ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onTamworth, B77 3JX

language Visit Website phone 1827429020

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

278

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Expected Standard

56%

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Demand Ratio

1.3x

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The Woodlands Community Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Tamworth, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.3×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 70% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

The Woodlands Community Primary School is an academy converter in Tamworth, Staffordshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of COMMUNITY ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 249 pupils on roll, of whom 19% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #179 of 216 primaries in Staffordshire and #11,378 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.3× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.4 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

56%

LA 62%

Reading73% LA 75%

Writing68% LA 72%

Maths68% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading54% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing54% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths59% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading65% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.0

Read

LA -0.1

-5.0 to -1.0

-0.2

Write

LA -0.1

-2.0 to 1.7

-2.0

Maths

LA -0.2

-3.9 to -0.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 November 2023

Inspection Report

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06 June 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-09-30

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-09-26

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.8%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 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 249 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	249	2	0.8%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	254	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	264	1	0.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	265	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	266	1	0.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	279	2	0.7%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	278	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	275	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	293	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	294	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	291	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	287	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	291	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	287	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	293	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	293	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	296	0	0.0%	0.6%

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 16 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils