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Woodlands Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy

Norton Avenue, Sheffield S14 1SL · woodlands.sheffield.sch.uk · 0114 239 6464

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2022
Key stage 2, 2024/25
39%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sheffield 59%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
465
45 over 420 places · 111%
Local authority
Sheffield
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
62.7%
First language not English
16.3%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 48 families put the school first and 53 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: 42 (Places 51)42September 2023: 44 (Places 47)44September 2024: 51 (Places 53)51September 2025: 36 (Places 40)36September 2026: 48 (Places 53)48Places 53
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202653480.9100%
September 2025Sept 202540360.9100%
September 2024Sept 202453511100%
September 2023Sept 202347440.9100%
September 2022Sept 202251420.8100%

Results

In 2024/25, 39% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Sheffield it was 59%, 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: 33% (England 53%)33%2016/17: 55% (England 61%)55%2017/18: 85% (England 64%)85%2018/19: 50% (England 65%)50%2022/23: 50% (England 60%)50%2023/24: 47% (England 61%)47%2024/25: 39% (England 62%)39%England 62%

Ofsted

Woodlands Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 9 February 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
9 Feb 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

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

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2018

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 133623), which Ofsted links to this one.

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2018Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Sept 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 133623)

What parents said

96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (45 replies, to 2 January 2023).

Recommend
96%
Replies
45
10% · 2 Jan 2023
Child is happy at school▲98% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲98% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲89% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲91% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▲97% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲91% agreeEngland 79%
Told how child is doing▲95% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▲98% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲98% agreeEngland 89%
Supports personal development▲89% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲91% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 76% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲77% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 64% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲90% agreeEngland 67%

based on 10 parents (22%) with SEND

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