Woodsetts Primary School

Woodsetts Primary School is a highly inclusive, close-knit primary where pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, achieve well above national averages by the end of key stage 2. Safeguarding standards are met, pupils feel safe, behave well and attend regularly, and the school’s early years provision gives children a strong start, particularly in language, reading and mathematics. Reading is a clear priority and the ambitious curriculum is supported by effective identification of gaps and timely support. Most areas of the school’s work are strong, including achievement, attendance and behaviour, early years, inclusion, leadership and governance, and personal development and wellbeing. The trust provides appropriate expertise, support and challenge, and parents are overwhelmingly supportive. The main area for improvement is writing: teachers do not always use their knowledge of gaps in pupils’ writing to precisely inform next steps and practice, so a minority of pupils do not develop early writing skills as securely as they might. Overall, this is a strong school with a clear sense of community and high expectations for all pupils. The one identified weakness is specific and sits within an otherwise effective curriculum and teaching profile.

Strengths

• Pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND, achieve highly by the end of key stage 2, with attainment above national averages.
• Reading is a top priority, with consistent phonics teaching and a strong culture of reading for pleasure.
• Early years provision gives children an excellent start, especially in language development, reading and mathematics.
• Attendance is improving because leaders provide bespoke support and strong pastoral care.
• Pupils behave well, feel safe and show respect; bullying is rare and resolved quickly.
• Inclusion is highly effective, with well-targeted support for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND.
• Leaders have a clear strategic vision, rigorous self-evaluation and strong support and challenge from the trust.
• Personal development is rich, with clubs, trips and careers-focused experiences that raise pupils’ aspirations.
• Staff receive high-quality training, and parents are overwhelmingly supportive of the school.

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers do not always use knowledge of gaps in pupils’ writing to precisely inform next steps and practice, so a minority do not develop early writing skills as securely as they might.

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 Woodsetts Primary School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.0% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Woodsetts 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 Woodsetts Primary School had 23.4 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, 7.2% of pupils at Woodsetts Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.1% 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 Woodsetts Primary School received £6,775 and spent £6,644 for each of its 210 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £39,000 (£188 per pupil).

Across all 16 schools of White Woods Primary Academy Trust, income was £6,728 and spending £6,451 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 Worksop · Rotherham local authority: places and applications

Woodsetts Primary School is part of White Woods Primary Academy Trust, which runs 16 schools. The nearest others:

• Anston Park Infant School Sheffield
• Anston Park Junior School Sheffield
• Anston Brook Primary School Sheffield
• Dinnington Community Primary School Sheffield
• Bramley Grange Primary School Rotherham
• Wickersley Northfield Primary School Rotherham
• Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School Rotherham
• Whiston Junior and Infant School Rotherham
• Canklow Woods Primary School Rotherham
• Brinsworth Manor Junior School Rotherham

What is Woodsetts Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Woodsetts Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in February 2026.

When was Woodsetts Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Woodsetts Primary School was last inspected in February 2026.

How many pupils does Woodsetts Primary School have?

Woodsetts Primary School has 235 pupils on roll.

What age range does Woodsetts Primary School cover?

Woodsetts Primary School for pupils aged 0 to 11.

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

In 2025, 100% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Woodsetts Primary School?

Woodsetts Primary School is at Wellfield Crescent, Woodsetts, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 8SB.