Woodlands Primary School

HertfordshireCommunity school

Alban Crescent, Borehamwood, WD6 5JF

Headteacher: Ms R WoodeSchool website ↗Pupils: 228 (capacity: 240)
Ofsted Good
Inspected July 2022
Oversubscribed
78% of first-choice applicants offered a place
66%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected July 2022
78%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 6 July 2022Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
66.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
21.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 72%·Writing 79%·Maths 86%All three 66%
Reading
Expected72%
Exceeding28%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected79%
Exceeding24%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected86%
Exceeding48%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
37
How many got their first choice?
29of 37 (78.4%)
How many applied in total?
111

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
48.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
28.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
10.0%
Boys and girls
55%girls·45%boys
125 girls, 103 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 66% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1655.0%7.0%+0.3+2.2-0.8
2016/1764.0%7.0%-2.9-1.9-2.4
2017/1864.0%18.0%-0.4-0.3-1.6
2018/1948.0%14.0%-4.6-2.4-4.2
2022/2344.0%7.0%-0.9-1.5+1.4
2023/2454.0%19.0%---
2024/2566.0%21.0%---
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