Woodside Primary School is a primary school located in Oswestry. 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 11/02/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Gittin Street, Oswestry, SY11 1DT
Website: www.woodsideschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01691652446
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Shropshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Claire Bennett
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139630

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/02/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 504
Number of Pupils: 644
Number of Boys: 336
Number of Girls: 308

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -0.8 to 1.8
Writing
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -0.8 to 1.6
Maths
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.4 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodside Primary School
Gittin Street , SY11 1DT
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery
Middleton Road , SY11 2LF
2out of 4 1,094 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
The Meadows Primary School
Harlech Road , SY11 2EA
3out of 4 1,137 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School
Upper Brook Street , SY11 2TG
3out of 4 1,338 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Morda CofE Primary School
Morda , SY10 9NR
2out of 4 3,043 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Marches School
Morda Road , SY11 2AR
3out of 4 1,691 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oswestry School
Upper Brook Street , SY11 2TL
- not rated 1,404 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.