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Woodlands Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school
Hollybank Road, Birkenhead CH41 2SY · woodlandswirral.co.uk · 0151 647 8406
On the mapSearch near CH41 2SY
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 53%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wirral 56%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 314
- 93% of 336 places
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 61.2%
- First language not English
- 64%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 32 families put the school first and 36 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 36 | 32 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 44 | 47 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 43 | 46 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 36 | 32 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Wirral it was 56%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼53% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Woodlands Primary School on 23 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Needs attention
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 23 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, May 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 15
- 5% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied