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Woodlands Academy of Learning
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Bloxwich Road North, Short Heath, Willenhall WV12 5PR · woodlands.walsall.sch.uk · 01922 710613
On the mapSearch near WV12 5PR
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 69%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Walsall 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 446
- 94% of 472 places
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 34.4%
- First language not English
- 9.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 48 families put the school first and 49 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 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 55 | 52 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Walsall it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲69% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Woodlands Academy of Learning was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (123 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 123
- 27% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (13%) with SEND