Woodside Junior School
Woodside Junior School is an academy converter in Amersham for pupils aged 7 to 11. It has 240 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Woodside Junior School is Good, from an inspection in July 2017 of its predecessor, Woodside Junior School. In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: May 2024. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 7-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Mitchell Walk Amersham Buckinghamshire HP6 6NW |
| Phone | 01494725897 |
| Reference Number | 147488 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 240 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 52.92%
Girls: 47.08% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 14.2% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 17.9% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 30 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 32 | 28 | 60 |
| 4 | 32 | 28 | 60 |
| 5 | 27 | 33 | 60 |
| 6 | 36 | 24 | 60 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 54.6% |
| Indian | 21.3% |
| White, Other | 7.9% |
| Asian, Other | 3.3% |
| White & Asian | 2.9% |
| Mixed, Other | 2.9% |
| Unclassified | 2.5% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 1.7% |
| Chinese | 0.8% |
| Pakistani | 0.8% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.4% |
| African | 0.4% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Woodside Junior School, inspected in July 2017.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 19 Mar 2024 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2024 | School inspection |
| 06 Dec 2019 | Academy conversion letter |
| 11 Jul 2017 | Short inspection |
| Previously as Woodside Junior School | |
| 01 Feb 2012 | Full inspection: |
| 14 Oct 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 13 Jun 2005 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 77% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 30% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | 109 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 109 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | 0.8 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 2.5 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 1 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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In 2024–25 Woodside Junior School had 242 pupils for 240 places. That is 2 more pupils than the school has room for.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Amersham Primary” planning area
Buckinghamshire counted 254 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 246 in 2029–30, down 3%.
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 |
| Pupils | 239 | 242 | 241 | 240 | 242 |
| Unfilled | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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 Woodside Junior School attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 2.2% | 4.6% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.4% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
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 Woodside Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Woodside Junior School had 22.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 14.1 | 14.6 | 16.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 14.0 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 7.1% | 0.0% | 8.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 35.7% | 69.2% | 46.7% | 30.8% | 46.2% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 1.1 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | – |
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, 14.6% of pupils at Woodside Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Specific learning difficulty | 9 | 0 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 8 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 5 | 2 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 5 | 1 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 5 | 0 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 0 |
| Multi-sensory impairment | 0 | 1 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 1 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 0 |
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 Woodside Junior School received £6,396 and spent £6,232 for each of its 241 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £416,000 (£1,726 per pupil).
Across all 14 schools of Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust, income was £7,077 and spending £7,224 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £229,000 | £253,000 | £331,000 | £376,000 | £416,000 |
| per pupil | £961 | £1,046 | £1,369 | £1,565 | £1,726 |
| In-year balance | -£92,000 | £34,000 | £74,000 | £26,000 | £40,000 |
| per pupil | -£388 | £140 | £304 | £110 | £165 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
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Henry Allen Nursery School
Mitchell Walk, Amersham, HP6 6NW |
0.03 miles |
|
St George's Church of England Infant School
White Lion Road, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP7 9HX |
0.31 miles |
|
Chestnut Lane School
105 Chestnut Lane, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 6EF |
0.4 miles |
|
Home Tuition Service
Council Offices, Amersham, HP6 5BY |
0.41 miles |
|
Elangeni School
Woodside Avenue, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 6EG |
0.46 miles |
|
Heatherton School
10 Copperkins Lane, Amersham, HP6 5QB |
0.89 miles |
|
Chesham Bois Church of England School
128 Bois Lane, Chesham Bois, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 6DE |
0.9 miles |
|
Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy
Bell Lane, Little Chalfont, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 6PF |
0.94 miles |
|
The Beacon School
Amersham Road, Amersham, HP6 5PF |
1.19 miles |
|
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham
School Lane, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP7 0EL |
1.22 miles |
|
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Amersham Road, Chesham Bois, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 5PL |
1.31 miles |
|
Waterside Primary Academy
Blackhorse Avenue, Waterside, Chesham, Waterside Primary Academy, Black Horse Avenue, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1QU |
1.36 miles |
|
Little Chalfont Primary School
Oakington Avenue, Little Chalfont, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 6SX |
1.79 miles |
|
Thomas Harding Junior School
Thomas Harding Junior School, Fullers Hill, Thomas Harding Junior School, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1LR |
1.93 miles |
|
Ley Hill School
The Green, Ley Hill, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1YF |
2.48 miles |
|
Coleshill Church of England Infant School
Village Road, Coleshill, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP7 0LQ |
2.54 miles |
|
Newtown School
Berkhampstead Road, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 3AT |
2.66 miles |
|
Elmtree Infant and Nursery School
Elmtree Hill, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2PA |
2.66 miles |
|
Chenies School
Chenies, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 6ER |
2.67 miles |
|
Brushwood Junior School
Brushwood Road, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 3DW |
2.75 miles |
| Name | Distance |
|
Stony Dean School
Orchard End Avenue, Pineapple Road, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP7 9JW |
0.51 miles |
|
Amersham School
Stanley Hill, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP7 9HH |
0.61 miles |
|
Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Chesham Road, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 5HA |
0.68 miles |
|
Dr Challoner's High School
Cokes Lane, Little Chalfont, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP7 9QB |
1.21 miles |
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Chesham Grammar School
White Hill, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1BA |
2.26 miles |
|
Heritage House School
Cameron Road, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 3BP |
2.5 miles |
|
Chiltern Hills Academy
Chartridge Lane, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2RG |
2.58 miles |
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St Clement Danes School
Chenies Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 6EW |
3.53 miles |
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Alfriston School
Penn Road, Knotty Green, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2TS |
4.34 miles |
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Holmer Green Senior School
Parish Piece, Holmer Green, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP15 6SP |
4.52 miles |
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The Chalfonts Community College
Narcot Lane, Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 8TP |
4.71 miles |
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The Reach Free School
Long Lane, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 8AB |
4.87 miles |
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Missenden Abbey Adult Education College
|
4.95 miles |
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The Misbourne School
Misbourne Drive, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 0BN |
4.99 miles |
All schools in Amersham · Buckinghamshire local authority: places and applications
Woodside Junior School is part of Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:
- Chesham Bois Church of England School Amersham
- Thomas Harding Junior School Chesham
- Chiltern Hills Academy Chesham
- Elmtree Infant and Nursery School Chesham
- Chenies School Rickmansworth
- Curzon Church of England Combined School Amersham
- The Downley School High Wycombe
- St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green Princes Risborough
- Longwick Church of England Combined School Princes Risborough
- St Mary's Church of England School Aylesbury
What is Woodside Junior School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Woodside Junior School is Good, from an inspection in July 2017 of its predecessor, Woodside Junior School.
When was Woodside Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?
Woodside Junior School was last inspected in May 2024.
How many pupils does Woodside Junior School have?
Woodside Junior School has 240 pupils on roll.
What age range does Woodside Junior School cover?
Woodside Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.
What are Woodside Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Woodside Junior School?
Woodside Junior School is at Mitchell Walk, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 6NW.