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Woodland Community Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

Heathgate, Birch Green, Skelmersdale WN8 6QH · woodlandschool.co.uk · 01695 720018

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Overview

Ofsted
Requires improvement
2019 framework · inspected May 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
69%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
335
96% of 350 places
Local authority
Lancashire
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
48.7%
First language not English
23%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 24 families put the school first and 27 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: 38 (Places 38)38September 2023: 29 (Places 29)29September 2024: 27 (Places 27)27September 2025: 24 (Places 24)24September 2026: 24 (Places 27)24Places 27
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202627240.9100%
September 2025Sept 202524241100%
September 2024Sept 202427271100%
September 2023Sept 202329291100%
September 2022Sept 202238381100%

Results

In 2024/25, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Lancashire it was 60%, 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: 55% (England 53%)55%2016/17: 33% (England 61%)33%2017/18: 76% (England 64%)76%2018/19: 65% (England 65%)65%2022/23: 37% (England 60%)37%2023/24: 64% (England 61%)64%2024/25: 69% (England 62%)69%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲69%62%
●7%8%
Average scaled score
●106106
●106105
●105105

Ofsted

Woodland Community Primary School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 8 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Requires improvement
Inspected
8 May 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Mar 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Apr 2013Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding

What parents said

96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (46 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
96%
Replies
46
12% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲96% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲91% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲96% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲96% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●87% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲98% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲98% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲85% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲85% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 74% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 30% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲76% agreeEngland 68%

based on 13 parents (28%) with SEND

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