Woodlands Community Primary School is a primary school located in Skelmersdale. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 18/11/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average, progress in reading is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Heathgate, Skelmersdale

School Information

Address: Heathgate, Skelmersdale, WN8 6QH
Website: www.woodlandschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01695720018
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mark Millar
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 134599

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 18/11/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 351
Number of Pupils: 389
Number of Boys: 211
Number of Girls: 178

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 3 Confidence interval 1.3 to 4.8
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.2 Confidence interval 1.6 to 4.9
Maths
Well Above Average: 4 Confidence interval 2.4 to 5.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodlands Community Primary School
Heathgate , Birch Green WN8 6QH
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Flamstead , Birch Green WN8 6PF
3out of 4 562 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
Ashurst Road , Ashurst WN8 6TN
3out of 4 1,066 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Cobbs Brow School
Manfield , Ashurst WN8 6SU
4out of 4 1,159 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hillside Community Primary School
Egerton , Tanhouse WN8 6DE
4out of 4 1,274 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lathom High School : A Technology College
Glenburn Road , WN8 6JN
2out of 4 1,853 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College
Glenburn Road , WN8 6JW
3out of 4 1,901 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Maharishi Free School
Cobbs Brow Lane , Lathom L40 6JJ
3out of 4 1,978 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Elmers Wood Road , Tanhouse WN8 6SA
4out of 4 966 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Learn 4 Life School
Quarry Bank Community Centre, 364 Ormskirk Road , WN8 9AL
- not rated 1,610 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Kingsbury Primary Special School
School Lane , Chapel House WN8 8EH
4out of 4 2,638 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
West Lancashire Community High School
School Lane , Chapel House WN8 8EH
3out of 4 2,729 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hope High School
Carfield , Clay Brow WN8 9DP
3out of 4 2,789 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.