Woodland Grange Primary School

Woodland Grange Primary School is a happy, inclusive and harmonious school where pupils achieve well and feel safe. This was its first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic and its first section 5 inspection; it is an academy converter within Oak Multi Academy Trust. Inspectors found a broad, ambitious curriculum delivered expertly, with strong early reading and effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Behaviour is exceptional, pupils benefit from a bespoke personal development offer, staff morale is high, and trust and governance support are effective. Safeguarding is effective. The main areas for improvement are clear but limited. Speaking and listening is not yet planned as a coherent strand of the English curriculum, so pupils' progression in these skills is unclear. In a small number of subjects, assessment information is not used well enough to adapt teaching, meaning some misconceptions or gaps are not systematically addressed. The school's broader provision is strong: early years prepares children well, leadership is effective, and staff feel well supported.

Strengths

• Happy, inclusive and harmonious school community that celebrates diversity
• Exceptional pupil behaviour and strong motivation to learn
• Broad and ambitious curriculum that builds knowledge over time
• Expert teaching with effective explanation and practice
• Strong early reading provision and high reading outcomes
• Effective identification and support for pupils with SEND
• Bespoke personal development offer with rich experiences and leadership opportunities
• High attendance and strong support for families
• High staff morale and consideration of workload and well-being
• Effective trust and local governance support
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective
• Early years provision prepares children well for Year 1

Areas for Improvement

• Speaking and listening strand of the English curriculum is not planned coherently
• Assessment information is not used well enough in a small number of subjects
• Some misconceptions or gaps in learning are not systematically addressed

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 Woodland Grange Primary School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.0% 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 Woodland Grange 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 Woodland Grange Primary School had 25.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.1% 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, 6.9% of pupils at Woodland Grange Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% 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 Woodland Grange Primary School received £6,904 and spent £6,771 for each of its 425 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £375,000 (£882 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Oak Multi Academy Trust, income was £6,973 and spending £6,729 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 Leicester · Leicestershire local authority: places and applications

Woodland Grange Primary School is part of Oak Multi Academy Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• Manor High School Leicester
• Brookside Primary School Leicester
• Overdale Infant School Leicester
• Overdale Junior School Leicester

What is Woodland Grange Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Woodland Grange Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Woodland Grange Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Woodland Grange Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Woodland Grange Primary School have?

Woodland Grange Primary School has 490 pupils on roll.

What age range does Woodland Grange Primary School cover?

Woodland Grange Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Woodland Grange Primary School?

Woodland Grange Primary School is at Beaufort Way, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 4TY.