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Woodford Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Litchaton Way, Plympton, Plymouth PL7 4RR · woodfordprimary.co.uk · 01752 336228
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Plymouth 65%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 398
- 95% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 11.1%
- First language not English
- 4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 43 families put the school first and 44 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 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 61 | 1▲ | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 54 | 52 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 46 | 46 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across Plymouth it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 135349)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 December 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Woodford Primary School was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 17 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 135349), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jul 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135349)
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (94 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 94
- 24% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (17%) with SEND