Woodlands Park Primary School

Woodlands Park Primary School is performing well overall, with pupils who are happy, safe, polite and respectful. The school has high expectations, and pupils generally achieve well and are prepared for the next stage of their education. Behaviour is calm and positive across the school, bullying is rare, and pupils benefit from a wide range of clubs, trips and responsibilities. The curriculum is well designed and builds knowledge progressively, early reading and phonics are strong, and pupils with SEND are well supported. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. This was the school's first section 5 inspection; it is part of Westcountry Schools Trust and its predecessor school had previously been judged outstanding.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, safe, polite and well-mannered.
• Pupils value difference and respect others.
• The school has high expectations and pupils achieve well.
• Older pupils act as positive role models and coaches to younger pupils.
• Pupils take on responsibilities such as eco-warriors, librarians and school councillors.
• Pupils behave well across the school and bullying is rare.
• The school acts quickly to support pupils when concerns arise.
• Pupils benefit from a range of clubs, trips and outdoor learning opportunities.
• Leaders have a clear and ambitious vision for pupils.
• The curriculum is designed well to build skills and knowledge progressively.
• Trust-led professional development means staff feel supported.
• Children learn to read as soon as they start school.
• Phonics is delivered consistently well and pupils achieve well in the phonics screening check.
• Pupils with SEND are well supported and access the same rich curriculum as their peers.
• Children in Reception develop a love of learning through engaging early years experiences.
• The school is calm and pupils know what is expected of them.
• Pupils who find behaviour difficult receive effective support.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, assessment does not effectively identify gaps in pupils' knowledge.
• Teaching is not consistently adapted to address gaps so some pupils are not secure in their learning.
• Communication with parents is not always effective, leaving some families feeling disconnected from the school.

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 Woodlands Park Primary School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.3% 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, 1.8% of pupils at Woodlands Park 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 Woodlands Park Primary School had 31.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 42.6% 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, 14.2% of pupils at Woodlands Park Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% 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 Woodlands Park Primary School received £6,467 and spent £6,248 for each of its 332 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £328,000 (£988 per pupil).

Across all 31 schools of Westcountry Schools Trust, income was £7,571 and spending £7,467 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 Ivybridge · Devon local authority: places and applications

Woodlands Park Primary School is part of Westcountry Schools Trust, which runs 31 schools. The nearest others:

• Manor Primary School, Ivybridge Ivybridge
• Ivybridge Community College Ivybridge
• Stowford School Ivybridge
• Ermington Primary School Ivybridge
• Ugborough Primary School Ivybridge
• Holbeton Primary School Plymouth
• Glen Park Primary School Plymouth
• Yealmpton Primary School Plymouth
• Chaddlewood Primary School Plymouth
• Plympton St Maurice Primary School Plymouth

What is Woodlands Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Woodlands Park Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2025.

When was Woodlands Park Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Woodlands Park Primary School was last inspected in April 2025.

How many pupils does Woodlands Park Primary School have?

Woodlands Park Primary School has 324 pupils on roll.

What age range does Woodlands Park Primary School cover?

Woodlands Park Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Woodlands Park Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Woodlands Park Primary School?

Woodlands Park Primary School is at Abbot Road, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 9TF.