Woodlands Infant and Nursery School

Woodlands Infant and Nursery School is performing well, having maintained its standards since the last inspection in 2019. The school promotes a nurturing environment while upholding high academic expectations, which is reflected in the positive attitudes and behaviors of the pupils. Opportunities for real-world learning and career awareness are integrated into the curriculum, fostering confidence and community spirit among the students. While the school excels in many areas, there are identified gaps in their extracurricular offerings and opportunities for pupils to deeply engage with mathematics.

Strengths

• The school has a well-designed curriculum that lays a strong foundation for future learning.
• Pupils display positive attitudes towards learning and enjoy attending school.
• Effective safeguarding measures are in place, ensuring pupil safety and well-being.
• The school embraces a range of community engagement, including career talks from various professionals.
• Leaders are attentive to staff well-being and workload, fostering a supportive environment.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not consistently apply their mathematical knowledge to problem-solving tasks.
• There is limited provision for extracurricular activities to enhance personal development.

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 Woodlands Infant and Nursery School attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.9% 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 Woodlands Infant and Nursery 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 Woodlands Infant and Nursery School had 14.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.2% 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, 11.1% of pupils at Woodlands Infant and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.7% 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 Woodlands Infant and Nursery School received £10,530 and spent £10,347 for each of its 75 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £205,000 (£2,748 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 Woodlands Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Woodlands Infant and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Woodlands Infant and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Woodlands Infant and Nursery School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Woodlands Infant and Nursery School have?

Woodlands Infant and Nursery School has 81 pupils on roll.

What age range does Woodlands Infant and Nursery School cover?

Woodlands Infant and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Woodlands Infant and Nursery School?

Woodlands Infant and Nursery School is at Whitethorn Grove, Birchwood, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 0PF.