Woodlands Primary School
Woodlands Road, Liverpool, L37 2JN
349 pupils · 102% of 342 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Free school meals
- 10.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 21 April 2026, published 18 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 62% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 16% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 45 | 44 | 103 | 45 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 29 | 26 | 87 | 29 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 45 | 37 | 108 | 45 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 45 | 48 | 115 | 45 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 45 | 41 | 104 | 45 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 43 | 39 | 109 | 43 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 36 | 33 | 92 | 36 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 45 | 43 | 124 | 45 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Jerome's Catholic Primary School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School 1.7 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Redgate Community Primary School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School 1.9 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Freshfield Primary School 1.9 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.