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Woodville Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy

Brent Avenue, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford CM3 5SE · woodvilleprimaryschool.org.uk · 01245 321755

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
67%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
412
98% of 420 places
Local authority
Essex
Free school meals
5.6%
First language not English
1.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Chelmsford Learning Partnership

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Essex Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 42 families put the school first and 43 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: 46 (Places 53)46September 2023: 53 (Places 54)53September 2024: 52 (Places 54)52September 2025: 57 (Places 59)57September 2026: 42 (Places 43)42Places 43
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202643421100%
September 2025Sept 202559571100%
September 2024Sept 202454521100%
September 2023Sept 202354531100%
September 2022Sept 202253460.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, 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: 63% (England 53%)63%2016/17: 90% (England 61%)90%2017/18: 87% (England 64%)87%2018/19: 88% (England 65%)88%2022/23: 92% (England 60%)92%2023/24: 74% (England 61%)74%2024/25: 67% (England 62%)67%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲67%62%
▲14%8%
Average scaled score
●107106
●106105
●107105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Woodville Primary School on 26 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
26 Nov 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2008

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2020Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingMet

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2008Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding

What parents said

79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (106 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
79%
Replies
106
26% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●88% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●88% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼78% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●83% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲90% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼80% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲94% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●93% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●77% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼64% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 78% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼36% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 44% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲70% agreeEngland 67%

based on 17 parents (16%) with SEND

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