Woodnewton- A Learning Community

Woodnewton - A Learning Community is performing well overall, being rated as good in various domains including the quality of education, personal development, and leadership. The school fosters a vibrant environment where pupils excel in their learning, demonstrating exceptional behaviour and outstanding attitudes. The commitment to instilling values such as respect and responsibility is evident and contributes to a positive community atmosphere. The school has made significant improvements in teaching reading and mathematics, supported by extensive training for staff and a clear curriculum framework, although current student outcomes have yet to reflect these advancements fully.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate exceptional attitudes to learning and exemplary behaviour.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils, with a focus on respect and responsibility.
• Improvements in teaching reading and mathematics supported by extensive staff training.
• A vibrant school culture that encourages community involvement and citizenship.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum delivery inconsistencies in a few subjects affecting the intended impact.
• Lack of fully developed systems to check what pupils know and remember over time.

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 Woodnewton- A Learning Community attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.4% 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, 0.9% of pupils at Woodnewton- A Learning Community 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 Woodnewton- A Learning Community had 22.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.2% 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, 22.7% of pupils at Woodnewton- A Learning Community were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.0% 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 2024–25 Woodnewton- A Learning Community received £6,865 and spent £6,661 for each of its 756 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £408,000 (£540 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of Inspiring Futures Through Learning, income was £6,729 and spending £6,481 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Corby · North Northamptonshire local authority: places and applications

Woodnewton- A Learning Community is part of Inspiring Futures Through Learning, which runs 22 schools. The nearest others:

• Exeter A Learning Community Academy Corby
• Priors Hall - A Learning Community Corby
• Lavendon School Olney
• Olney Middle School Olney
• Olney Infant Academy Olney
• Portfields Primary School Newport Pagnell
• St Mary and St Giles Church of England School Milton Keynes
• Brooklands Farm Primary School Milton Keynes
• Fairfields Primary School Milton Keynes
• Two Mile Ash School Milton Keynes

What is Woodnewton- A Learning Community's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Woodnewton- A Learning Community is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Woodnewton- A Learning Community last inspected by Ofsted?

Woodnewton- A Learning Community was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Woodnewton- A Learning Community have?

Woodnewton- A Learning Community has 771 pupils on roll.

What age range does Woodnewton- A Learning Community cover?

Woodnewton- A Learning Community for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Woodnewton- A Learning Community's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Woodnewton- A Learning Community?

Woodnewton- A Learning Community is at Rowlett Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 2NU.