Woolden Hill Primary School

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Netherfield Road
Anstey
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE7 7ES
Phone 01162362154
Reference Number 140851

Woolden Hill Primary School has shown significant improvement since its last inspection and is now rated as good overall. Pupils and staff express happiness and a sense of community within the school, with pupils demonstrating good behavior and positive attitudes towards learning. The curriculum is designed to foster the knowledge and skills necessary for success, with strong performance particularly noted in reading and mathematics. However, there remains room for improvement in subjects like music and French, where learning could be better retained. Ambitious leadership and effective support for pupils with special educational needs contribute to the school's positive outcomes.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 207
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.59%
Girls: 45.41%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 13.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 20 10 30
2 12 18 30
3 16 13 29
4 16 13 29
5 19 11 30
6 13 16 29

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 87%
White, Other 2.4%
White & Asian 2.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.9%
Indian 1.4%
Unclassified 1.4%
Mixed, Other 1%
Chinese 0.5%
African 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 26 Nov 2019
Date Report
25 Mar 2025 School inspection
26 Nov 2019 School inspection:
30 Oct 2017 Monitoring visit
23 May 2017 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • Pupils and staff are happy and feel safe at the school.
  • Good behavior observed among pupils.
  • High expectations set by leadership for pupil achievement.
  • Curriculum designed to support knowledge and skill acquisition.
  • Strong performance in reading and phonics.
  • Effective teaching and support for pupils with SEND.
  • Positive personal development opportunities for pupils.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some subjects like music and French need further development.
  • Teachers occasionally do not provide sufficiently challenging work for all pupils.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 55%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 102
Maths 102

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.1
Writing 3.1
Maths 0.5

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 26 0
Third Preference 9 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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