Wood End Infant & Pre-School

Wood End Infant & Pre-School is a small, nurturing school that is performing well across the board, with all areas graded at the expected standard or above and safeguarding standards met. The early years provision is a standout strength, where children make an excellent start to their education and are very well prepared for Year 1. Provision for pupils with SEND is also a notable strength, with a high proportion of pupils with SEND and EHC plans progressing well from their starting points. Pupils are polite, kind and cooperative, and relationships between staff and pupils are a hallmark of the school.

Strengths

• Early years provision is a standout strength, with children making a great start to their education and achieving well
• Reading is prioritised, with a skilfully taught phonics programme that helps children keep up from the start
• Pupils with SEND, disadvantaged pupils and those with English as an additional language progress well from their starting points
• Pupils behave well, are polite, kind and cooperative, and bullying is rare
• A broad, ambitious and well-ordered curriculum is in place, supported by knowledgeable staff
• Leaders foster a culture of high expectations and have a secure understanding of the school's strengths and areas to prioritise
• Staff workload and wellbeing are prioritised, fostering a positive and open culture
• Pupils benefit from a wide range of enriching experiences, clubs and leadership opportunities
• Leaders provide deeply committed and effective support for families
• Attendance is improving over time for all groups of pupils

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils' writing is not yet as well developed, particularly letter formation and spelling, and the school's approach to teaching writing is not fully embedded
• Staff do not check pupils' understanding consistently well, so some gaps in knowledge are not identified and addressed quickly
• Attendance rates for some groups of pupils are not yet in line with national averages
• Some pupils' letter formation and spelling hinder the quality of their written work

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Wood End Infant & Pre-School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Wood End Infant & Pre-School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Wood End Infant & Pre-School had 11.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 20.6% of pupils at Wood End Infant & Pre-School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Wood End Infant & Pre-School received £17,781 and spent £17,428 for each of its 63 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £75,000 (-£1,187 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Wood End Infant & Pre-School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wood End Infant & Pre-School is Expected standard, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was Wood End Infant & Pre-School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wood End Infant & Pre-School was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does Wood End Infant & Pre-School have?

Wood End Infant & Pre-School has 63 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wood End Infant & Pre-School cover?

Wood End Infant & Pre-School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Wood End Infant & Pre-School?

Wood End Infant & Pre-School is at Redbridge, Stantonbury, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK14 6BB.