SCHOOL PROFILE

Woodlands Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 141339
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 110.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

9 February 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Sheffield
Trust MERCIA LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 465 394 full-time · 71 part-time
Female pupils 232 49.9% of pupils
Male pupils 233 50.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

58.5%
33.7 pts above England
School 58.5%
Sheffield 34.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

16.3%
4.0 pts below England
School 16.3%
Sheffield 24.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Sheffield 0.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
62.2%
289
African
10.3%
48
Any other White background
4.9%
23
White and Black Caribbean
4.3%
20
Any other Mixed background
4.1%
19
Any other ethnic group
3.2%
15
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 36.3% 169 of 465 pupils
15.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 36.3%
Sheffield 21.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 27.1% 126 pupils
England 14.8% 12.3 pts above
EHC plans 9.3% 43 pupils
England 6.0% 3.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 58
Speech, language & communication 54
Social, emotional & mental health 38
Moderate learning difficulty 9
Other difficulty or disability 6
Hearing impairment 4

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

39.0% 21.4 pts below England
School 39.0%
Sheffield 56.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

71.0%

2.8 pts below England

School 71.0%
Sheffield 69.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

41.0%

29.3 pts below England

School 41.0%
Sheffield 64.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

69.0%

3.0 pts below England

School 69.0%
Sheffield 68.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
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

8.43%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.22 pts higher than England
School 8.43%
Sheffield 7.26%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

25.68%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.87 pts higher than England
School 25.68%
Sheffield 18.80%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.19%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.38 pts higher than England
School 2.19%
Sheffield 2.70%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
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

110.7% 22.5 pts above England
Woodlands Primary School
110.7%
Sheffield
93.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
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