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Woodland Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Clough Avenue, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2NJ · woodlandprimaryacademy.org · 01942 634756
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2020
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 40%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bolton 64%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 170
- 81% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Free school meals
- 41.2%
- First language not English
- 21.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 16 families put the school first and 22 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 | 22 | 16 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 21 | 10 | 0.5 | 90% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 22 | 10 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 25 | 12 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 40% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Bolton it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼40% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105199)
Ofsted
Woodland Primary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 January 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 21 Jan 2020
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105199)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105199), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105199)
Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105199)