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Woodseaves CE Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Dicky's Lane, Woodseaves, Stafford ST20 0LB · woodseaves.org.uk · 01785 284212
On the mapSearch near ST20 0LB
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 78%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Staffordshire 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 89
- 85% of 105 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.9%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 11 families put the school first and 11 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 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 11 | 10 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Staffordshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲78% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Woodseaves CE Primary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 4 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding May 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (18 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 18
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 6% who had a child bullied