Woodlands Academy

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Hathaway Gardens
Ealing
London
W13 0DH
Phone 02089982479
Reference Number 143118

Woodlands Academy is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspected areas, including the quality of education, behaviour, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school fosters a supportive and inclusive environment where pupils feel safe and are encouraged to embrace core values such as respect and resilience. Key strengths include the various leadership opportunities available for students and an ambitious approach to education, particularly for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). However, some areas of the curriculum are still being refined.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 186
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.23%
Girls: 46.77%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 40.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 65.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 22.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 24.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 13 10 23
2 10 10 20
3 16 12 28
4 14 11 25
5 8 14 22
6 16 8 24

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
African 17.7%
White, British 16.7%
White, Other 14%
Mixed, Other 6.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3.8%
White & Asian 2.7%
Unclassified 2.7%
Indian 2.2%
White & Black (African) 2.2%
Caribbean 1.6%
Asian, Other 1.6%
Irish 0.5%
Pakistani 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 15 May 2024
Date Report
15 May 2024 School inspection:
25 Jun 2019 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • Pupils feel safe and valued in a nurturing environment.
  • Strong leadership with a focus on continuous improvement.
  • Ambitious curriculum that meets national expectations.
  • Well-implemented reading program that builds confidence and fluency.
  • Effective support for pupils with SEND, using external specialists.

Areas for Improvement

  • In some subjects, the curriculum design is less effective, leading to gaps in pupil understanding.
  • Evaluation systems need to be more sharply focused on key priorities.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 52%
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 103
Maths 104

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 -3.7
Writing -4.3
Maths -5.1

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 8 0
Third Preference 6 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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