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Woodside Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Morland Road, Croydon CR0 6NF · woodside.croydon.sch.uk · 020 8654 5333
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Croydon 68%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 3.95 mi
- 6.36 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Croydon Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 426
- 53% of 810 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 33.7%
- First language not English
- 52.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 3.95 mi (6.36 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 2.33 mi (3.75 km). Source: Croydon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 43 families put the school first and 54 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 54 | 43 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 47 | 38 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 52 | 41 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 57 | 42 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 83 | 71 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.95 mi6.36 km | |
| September 2025 | 2.33 mi3.75 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.83 mi2.94 km | |
The furthest distance at which the school offered a place for the 2024, 2025 and 2026 intake.
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Croydon it was 68%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 101750)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 2 April 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Woodside Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 1 Apr 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Jun 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (38 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Replies
- 38
- 8% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 53% who had a child bullied