Woodgate Primary School
Lutley Grove, Bartley Green, Birmingham, B32 3PN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Deborah Colley
- Constituency
- Birmingham Edgbaston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 401
- URN
- 103310
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214642315
About this school
Woodgate Primary School is a community primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 401 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woodgate Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 53% | 37% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 67% | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 67% | 49% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 62% | 46% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Woodgate Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 37% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 404 |
| 2023/24 | 411 |
| 2024/25 | 404 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodgate Primary School compares
Woodgate Primary School ranked 257th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37% | 6.4% | 63.1% | 401 | — |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 80% | 3.9% | 39.1% | 210 | 0.3 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School | 46% | 7.2% | 54.3% | 390 | 0.4 miles |
| Kitwell Primary School | 53% | 8% | 68.5% | 174 | 0.4 miles |
| Nonsuch Primary School | 52% | 6.3% | 63.8% | 190 | 0.7 miles |
| Woodcock Hill Primary School | 45% | 8.2% | 70.1% | 199 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 63.12%
- English as an additional language
- 23.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.35%
- Persistent absence
- 19.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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St Michael's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Kitwell Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Nonsuch Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Woodcock Hill Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Woodgate Primary School ranks 264th of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham.
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Woodgate Primary School teach?
- Woodgate Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Woodgate Primary School?
- The acting headteacher of Woodgate Primary School is Mrs Deborah Colley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodgate Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodgate Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Woodgate Primary School?
- Woodgate Primary School has 401 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Woodgate Primary School full?
- Woodgate Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 401 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Woodgate Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodgate Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodgate Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Woodgate Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Woodgate Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 37% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodgate Primary School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Woodgate Primary School ranked 257th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodgate Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodgate Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodgate Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodgate Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.