Woodside CofE Primary School

Woodside C of E Primary School has made significant progress since its last inspection and is now judged to be good overall, with notable strengths in behaviour and attitudes, leadership and management, and early years provision, all rated as outstanding. The school prioritizes a nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and valued, contributing to their exemplary behaviour and positive learning experiences. While the school has effectively implemented a new phonics programme that supports the majority of pupils in developing crucial reading skills, some students still face challenges in keeping up, highlighting areas for continuous improvement in the curriculum delivery.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate exemplary behaviour and respect for one another.
• The school's early years provision is exceptional, fostering curiosity and independence.
• Strong leadership fosters a compassionate and supportive school culture.
• Reading is prioritized, with effective phonics instruction impacting most pupils positively.
• The curriculum is well-planned and adapts effectively to the needs of pupils with SEND.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils still have gaps in their knowledge due to the recently introduced curriculum.

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 Woodside CofE Primary School attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.7% 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, 1.9% of pupils at Woodside CofE Primary 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 Woodside CofE Primary School had 22.0 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, 18.1% of pupils at Woodside CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 5 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 Woodside CofE Primary School received £7,538 and spent £7,370 for each of its 211 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £199,000 (£941 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,859 and spending £7,689 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 Atherstone · Warwickshire local authority: places and applications

Woodside CofE Primary School is part of Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• The Nethersole CofE Academy Tamworth
• Warton Nethersole's CofE Primary School Tamworth
• Austrey CofE Primary School Atherstone
• Newton Regis CofE Primary School Tamworth
• Coleshill Church of England Primary School Birmingham
• St Clement's Church of England Academy Birmingham
• St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Solihull
• Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy (Handsworth) Birmingham
• St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown Birmingham
• Lady Katherine Leveson Church of England Primary School Solihull

What is Woodside CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Woodside CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Woodside CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Woodside CofE Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Woodside CofE Primary School have?

Woodside CofE Primary School has 248 pupils on roll.

What age range does Woodside CofE Primary School cover?

Woodside CofE Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Woodside CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Woodside CofE Primary School?

Woodside CofE Primary School is at Maypole Lane, Grendon, Atherstone, Warwickshire, CV9 2BS.