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EnglandNorth WestSeftonL37 2JNWoodlands Primary School
Primary

Woodlands Primary School

Primary

Sefton · Liverpool · L37 2JN http://www.woodlandsschoolformby.co.uk

Pupils
351
cap. 342
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
16%
RWM higher · 2024/25
351
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
16%
RWM higher · 2024/25
351
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/03/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySefton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Woodlands Primary School · Primary · Sefton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
62%
+1pp
71%66%61%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
16%
+12pp
16%10%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 16%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
30%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
30%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
351
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
10%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Woodlands Road, Formby, Liverpool, L37 2JN
Local authority
Sefton
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
2024/2562%16%78%38%80%18%70%30%94%76%106.0105.0105.010%351
2023/2461%4%80%26%78%7%78%26%93%85%105.0105.0107.08%363
2022/2361%12%65%22%75%14%65%20%78%71%103.0102.0104.0-0.70+1.40-0.909%374
2018/1962%13%67%22%93%31%76%29%82%80%103.0105.0106.0-3.30+0.50-2.105%359
2017/1871%14%82%29%76%24%86%31%84%82%106.0106.0106.0-1.20-2.40-0.203%352
2016/1772%2%78%22%82%8%92%24%88%92%105.0106.0109.0-1.80-2.80-0.402%313

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
2024/2535123.810%2%11%4%8%
2023/2436323.28%3%12%5%10%
2022/2337425.49%5%10%5%12%
2021/2236523.28%4%10%5%15%
2020/2135721.16%1%8%
2018/1935923.55%2%8%4%4%
2017/1835224.23%1%8%3%4%
2016/1731326.12%0%7%3%3%

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