Woodlands Primary School
Alban Crescent, Borehamwood, WD6 5JF
218 pupils · 91% of 240 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 34%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 2 June 2026, published 17 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 | 66% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 21% |
“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 — 1.22 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 27 | 33 | 116 | 27 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 37 | 111 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 42 | 126 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 36 | 120 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 28 | 106 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 38 | 118 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 29 | 128 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 40 | 138 | 30 |
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
- Cowley Hill School 0.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Teresa Catholic Primary School 0.7 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Parkside Community Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Meryfield Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Monksmead School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Yavneh Primary School 1.4 km · Standards maintained (2025)
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.