Woodlands Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Woodlands Road
Formby
Liverpool
Merseyside
L37 2JN
Phone 01704876444
Reference Number 104881

Woodlands Primary School continues to demonstrate a good standard of education, having successfully created a supportive and engaging environment where pupils feel safe and valued. The school's leaders have established a stimulating curriculum that prepares students well for their next educational steps, with a strong emphasis on high expectations for behavior and academic performance. Pupils enjoy a variety of leadership opportunities and actively participate in community service, fostering a sense of responsibility and collaboration.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 351
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.57%
Girls: 48.43%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 10.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.6
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 24 20 44
2 19 22 41
3 17 28 45
4 26 17 43
5 23 22 45
6 25 25 50

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 94%
White, Other 2%
African 1.1%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
White & Asian 0.6%
Indian 0.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.3%
Mixed, Other 0.3%
Asian, Other 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 10 Mar 2022
Date Report
10 Mar 2022 School inspection
12 Jan 2016 Short inspection
28 Mar 2014 Interim assessment
20 Apr 2011 Full inspection:
08 May 2008 Full inspection:
17 May 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Leaders have created a happy and caring school environment.
  • Pupils feel safe and enjoy high-quality learning experiences.
  • Teachers deliver a broad and interesting curriculum that meets national requirements.
  • Pupils, including those with SEND, engage enthusiastically and achieve well.
  • Teachers use creative methods, like outdoor learning, to enhance subject understanding.
  • Pupils demonstrate respect for different cultures and lifestyles.
  • Effective safeguarding measures are in place.
  • Teachers successfully encourage resilience and independent learning in students.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some staff do not pronounce letter sounds accurately when teaching reading.
  • In a minority of subjects, curriculum design does not always facilitate the recall of knowledge.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 62%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 16%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106
Maths 105

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.7
Writing 1.4
Maths -0.9

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 31 3
Third Preference 30 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

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