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Woodside Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy

Gittin Street, Oswestry SY11 1DT · woodsideschool.co.uk · 01691 652446

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Overview

Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
56%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Shropshire 58%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
558
54 over 504 places · 111%
Local authority
Shropshire
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
18.3%
First language not English
14.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Woodside Primary School

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 64 families put the school first and 64 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: 52 (Places 65)52September 2023: 64 (Places 65)64September 2024: 75 (Places 76)75September 2025: 55 (Places 55)55September 2026: 64 (Places 64)64Places 64
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202664641100%
September 2025Sept 202555551100%
September 2024Sept 202476751100%
September 2023Sept 202365641100%
September 2022Sept 202265520.8100%

Results

In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Shropshire it was 58%, 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: 41% (England 53%)41%2016/17: 73% (England 61%)73%2017/18: 57% (England 64%)57%2018/19: 58% (England 65%)58%2022/23: 50% (England 60%)50%2023/24: 54% (England 61%)54%2024/25: 56% (England 62%)56%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼56%62%
▼5%8%
Average scaled score
●104106
●104105
●104105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 9 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Woodside Primary School was: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
8 Oct 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Feb 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Dec 2008Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (49 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
92%
Replies
49
8% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲96% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲92% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲95% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲88% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●79% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲89% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 82% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲57% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 35% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need●69% agreeEngland 67%

based on 13 parents (27%) with SEND

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