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Woodhouse Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

Nursery Road, Davyhulme, Urmston, Manchester M41 7WW · woodhouseprimaryschool.co.uk · 0161 748 5844

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2023
Key stage 2, 2024/25
77%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Trafford 72%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Trafford Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
228
18 over 210 places · 109%
Local authority
Trafford
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
7.5%
First language not English
7.5%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Trafford Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 27 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 26 (Places 29)26September 2023: 36 (Places 31)36September 2024: 24 (Places 25)24September 2025: 34 (Places 30)34September 2026: 27 (Places 29)27Places 29
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202629270.9100%
September 2025Sept 202530341.1▲85%
September 2024Sept 202425241100%
September 2023Sept 202331361.2▲86%
September 2022Sept 202229260.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 20% the higher standard. Across Trafford it was 72%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 58% (England 53%)58%2016/17: 70% (England 61%)70%2017/18: 67% (England 64%)67%2018/19: 83% (England 65%)83%2022/23: 90% (England 60%)90%2023/24: 87% (England 61%)87%2024/25: 77% (England 62%)77%England 62%

Ofsted

Woodhouse Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 19 April 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
19 Apr 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsOutstanding

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2013

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Sept 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Mar 2009Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding

What parents said

95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (60 replies, to 1 April 2024).

Recommend
95%
Replies
60
26% · 1 Apr 2024
Child is happy at school▲97% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲97% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲98% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲88% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▲96% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲97% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲97% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲99% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲98% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲91% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲93% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 75% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲89% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 28% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲85% agreeEngland 67%

based on 13 parents (22%) with SEND

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