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Woodfield Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy

Taunton Avenue, Whitleigh, Plymouth PL5 4HW · woodfieldpri.co.uk · 01752 706384

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Overview

Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
63%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Plymouth 65%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
222
12 over 210 places · 106%
Local authority
Plymouth
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
47.9%
First language not English
12.6%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 17 families put the school first and 19 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: 22 (Places 24)22September 2023: 27 (Places 28)27September 2024: 37 (Places 30)37September 2025: 30 (Places 27)30September 2026: 17 (Places 19)17Places 19
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202619170.9100%
September 2025Sept 202527301.1▲90%
September 2024Sept 202430371.2▲81%
September 2023Sept 202328271100%
September 2022Sept 202224220.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Plymouth it was 65%, 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: 38% (England 53%)38%2016/17: 68% (England 61%)68%2017/18: 63% (England 64%)63%2018/19: 80% (England 65%)80%2022/23: 48% (England 60%)48%2023/24: 59% (England 61%)59%2024/25: 63% (England 62%)63%England 62%

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113299)

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 5 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Woodfield Primary School was: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
4 Mar 2025
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • May 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Oct 2010Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsGood

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