Woodhall Primary School

Woodhall Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a good rating in several areas including the quality of education and leadership. The school, which is noted for its inclusivity, provides a broad curriculum that prepares students for life and reinforces a strong sense of community among pupils. There is a focus on fostering positive relationships, and parents express high levels of satisfaction about the support their children receive. However, the school is not without its challenges, particularly in enhancing writing skills among younger students and providing stimulating outdoor learning experiences.

Strengths

• Highly inclusive environment for all children
• Strong emphasis on reading and effective phonics teaching
• Positive relationships between pupils and adults
• Good support for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND
• Opportunities for pupils to develop confidence and resilience
• Well-sequenced mathematics curriculum
• Effective leadership and management support
• Parental satisfaction with the school's atmosphere

Areas for Improvement

• Writing achievement in early years and key stage 1 is below expectations
• Limited outdoor learning opportunities in early years

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 Woodhall Primary School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.5% 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 Woodhall 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 Woodhall Primary School had 21.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 23.8% 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, 14.3% of pupils at Woodhall Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 18 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 Woodhall Primary School received £7,272 and spent £7,075 for each of its 429 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £131,000 (£305 per pupil).

Across all 39 schools of Unity Schools Partnership, income was £8,494 and spending £8,500 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 Sudbury · Suffolk local authority: places and applications

Woodhall Primary School is part of Unity Schools Partnership, which runs 40 schools. The nearest others:

• Wells Hall Primary School Sudbury
• Thomas Gainsborough School Sudbury
• Glemsford Primary Academy Sudbury
• Kedington Primary Academy Haverhill
• Wickhambrook Primary Academy Newmarket
• Coupals Primary Academy Haverhill
• Churchill Special Free School Haverhill
• Steeple Bumpstead Primary School Haverhill
• Westfield Primary Academy Haverhill
• Samuel Ward Academy Haverhill

What is Woodhall Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Woodhall Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Woodhall Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Woodhall Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Woodhall Primary School have?

Woodhall Primary School has 448 pupils on roll.

What age range does Woodhall Primary School cover?

Woodhall Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Woodhall Primary School?

Woodhall Primary School is at Mayflower Way, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1ST.