Great Wood Primary School

Great Wood Primary School continues to demonstrate strong performance as a good school, with pupils showing pride in their attendance and enthusiasm for learning. The leadership team has created an ambitious curriculum that supports the progression of learning from early years through to Year 6, ensuring pupils are equipped with essential skills and knowledge. Positive behaviour is encouraged, and the inclusive environment allows for effective support, especially for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Overall, the school creates a nurturing atmosphere where pupils thrive both academically and personally.

Strengths

• Pupils are enthusiastic about their learning and display pride in their school.
• The school has a well-structured and ambitious curriculum.
• Effective support and learning strategies are provided for pupils with SEND.
• Reading is prioritized and taught effectively from early years.
• Pupils demonstrate strong behaviour and respect for one another.
• Leaders consider staff workload and well-being in decision-making.

Areas for Improvement

• The analysis of attendance for specific groups, such as disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND, is insufficient.
• Tracking of participation in extracurricular activities for disadvantaged pupils is lacking.

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 Great Wood Primary School attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.0% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Great Wood Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Great Wood Primary School had 23.0 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, 21.7% of pupils at Great Wood Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.5% 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 Great Wood Primary School received £6,450 and spent £6,627 for each of its 406 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £186,000 (£458 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 Great Wood Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Great Wood Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was Great Wood Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Great Wood Primary School was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does Great Wood Primary School have?

Great Wood Primary School has 406 pupils on roll.

What age range does Great Wood Primary School cover?

Great Wood Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Great Wood Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Great Wood Primary School?

Great Wood Primary School is at Beaufort Road, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 6UB.