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EnglandNorth WestWirralCH41 2SYWoodlands Primary School
Primary

Woodlands Primary School

Primary

Wirral · Birkenhead · CH41 2SY woodlandswirral.co.uk

Pupils
341
cap. 336
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
341
Pupils · 2024/25
58%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
341
Pupils · 2024/25
58%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 18/05/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWirral
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Woodlands Primary School · Primary · Wirral

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
53%
+8pp
59%52%45%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
2%
+2pp
3%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
66%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
64%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
55%
SPAG higher standard
11%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
100.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
341
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
58%
FSM eligible
58%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
23%

Contact

Address
Hollybank Road, Birkenhead, CH41 2SY
Local authority
Wirral
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2553%2%66%21%64%4%74%21%74%55%102.0103.0100.024%341
2023/2445%0%58%8%53%0%58%18%68%55%100.0102.099.022%351
2022/2346%0%60%23%54%0%57%14%63%49%102.0101.099.0+0.50-1.40+0.2020%325
2018/1959%3%67%21%67%3%74%13%41%62%101.0103.0101.0-1.70-1.40-0.2029%330
2017/1848%0%61%20%84%2%68%25%82%70%102.0103.0104.0-0.70+0.70+0.6025%333
2016/1732%2%43%5%70%5%52%16%86%68%99.0102.0104.0-4.70-1.80-2.1022%337

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2534117.424%58%58%8%23%
2023/2435115.822%55%57%8%26%
2022/2332517.920%50%55%9%38%
2021/2232620.417%45%55%10%39%
2020/2133820.343%39%49%
2018/1933020.129%38%49%6%18%
2017/1833316.425%39%49%6%25%
2016/1733721.222%37%51%5%17%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.