The Woodside Primary Academy

The Woodside Primary Academy has maintained its status as an outstanding school, demonstrating strong performance across various domains. Pupils express pride in their school community, feeling happy and safe, with ample opportunities for support from staff. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, enabling pupils to develop a deep understanding of their subjects by the time they reach Year 6. The school is particularly commended for its effective phonics instruction and strong focus on reading, as well as its inclusive approach for students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Parents have also voiced overwhelming support for the school due to its effective communication and engagement.

Strengths

• Pupils feel happy, safe, and proud to be part of the school community.
• Leaders have developed an exciting and ambitious curriculum across all subjects.
• Behaviour is consistently calm around the school and in lessons.
• Strong emphasis on reading with effective phonics instruction for all pupils.
• High levels of parental satisfaction and engagement.
• Professional development is highly prioritized, supporting staff effectively.

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 The Woodside Primary Academy attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.2% 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, 0.2% of pupils at The Woodside Primary Academy 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 The Woodside Primary Academy had 23.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.9% 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, 14.4% of pupils at The Woodside Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 19 pupils.

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 The Woodside Primary Academy received £8,883 and spent £8,281 for each of its 1,232 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £281,000 (£228 per pupil).

Across all 65 schools of Reach2 Academy Trust, income was £7,346 and spending £7,105 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 Waltham Forest · Waltham Forest local authority: places and applications

The Woodside Primary Academy is part of Reach2 Academy Trust, which runs 65 schools. The nearest others:

• Chapel End Junior Academy London
• Chigwell Primary Academy Chigwell
• Dorothy Barley Junior Academy Dagenham
• Summerside Primary Academy London
• Concordia Academy Romford
• Tidemill Academy London
• Langtons Junior Academy Hornchurch
• Brampton Primary Academy Bexleyheath
• Water Lane Primary Academy Harlow
• Purfleet Primary Academy Purfleet-On-Thames

What is The Woodside Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Woodside Primary Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was The Woodside Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

The Woodside Primary Academy was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does The Woodside Primary Academy have?

The Woodside Primary Academy has 1,188 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Woodside Primary Academy cover?

The Woodside Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are The Woodside Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Woodside Primary Academy?

The Woodside Primary Academy is at Wood Street, London, E17 3JX.