Woodland Community Primary School
Heathgate, Skelmersdale, WN8 6QH
335 pupils · 96% of 350 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 48.7%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 May 2024, published 9 September 2024. 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 | 69% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 27 | 24 | 38 | 24 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 24 | 24 | 41 | 24 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 27 | 27 | 41 | 27 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 29 | 29 | 54 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 38 | 38 | 70 | 38 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 43 | 42 | 63 | 42 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 43 | 41 | 74 | 42 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 35 | 34 | 73 | 34 |
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 John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Cobbs Brow School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Hillside Community Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Delph Side Community Primary School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2023) · 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.