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Woodlands Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Community school
Whitethorn Grove, Birchwood, Lincoln LN6 0PF · woodlands.lincs.sch.uk · 01522 683557
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2025
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 81
- 32% of 252 places
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 38.2%
- First language not English
- 21%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 24 families put the school first and 24 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 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 24 | 22 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 28 January 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Woodlands Infant and Nursery School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 28 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good