SCHOOL PROFILE

Woodcote Primary School

Primary Community school URN 120096
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 60.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

22 November 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

13 May 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 22 June 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Leicestershire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 126 126 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 55 43.7% of pupils
Male pupils 71 56.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

36.5%
11.7 pts above England
School 36.5%
North West Leicestershire 19.2%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

5.6%
14.7 pts below England
School 5.6%
North West Leicestershire 6.5%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
North West Leicestershire 0.5%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
88.9%
112
Any other White background
2.4%
3
White and Asian
2.4%
3
Chinese
1.6%
2
African
0.8%
1
Any other Asian background
0.8%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 37.3% 47 of 126 pupils
16.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 37.3%
North West Leicestershire 20.3%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.7% 16 pupils
England 14.8% 2.1 pts below
EHC plans 24.6% 31 pupils
England 6.0% 18.6 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 13
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Speech, language & communication 9
Moderate learning difficulty 7
Other difficulty or disability 3
Severe learning difficulty 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

20.0% 40.4 pts below England
School 20.0%
North West Leicestershire 56.5%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

60.0%

13.8 pts below England

School 60.0%
North West Leicestershire 74.5%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

23.0%

47.3 pts below England

School 23.0%
North West Leicestershire 68.0%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

70.0%

2.0 pts below England

School 70.0%
North West Leicestershire 71.3%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.37%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.15 pts higher than England
School 7.37%
North West Leicestershire 5.52%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

23.81%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.99 pts higher than England
School 23.81%
North West Leicestershire 12.60%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.79%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.01 pts lower than England
School 0.79%
North West Leicestershire 1.28%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

60.0% 28.2 pts below England
Woodcote Primary School
60.0%
North West Leicestershire
84.2%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information