Woodcote Primary School
Willowbrook Close, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65 1JX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Suzanne Jones
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 126
- URN
- 120096
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01530417007
About this school
Woodcote Primary School is a community primary school in Ashby-de-la-Zouch. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 126 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 34 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 31% | 20% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 52% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 55% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 62% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.50 | - | - |
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 Woodcote 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 | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 31% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 20% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 158 |
| 2023/24 | 146 |
| 2024/25 | 124 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodcote Primary School compares
Woodcote Primary School ranked 210th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 20% | 7.4% | 36.3% | 126 | — |
| Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary School | 56% | 4.4% | 18.6% | 277 | 0.4 miles |
| Ashby Hastings Primary School | — | 4.4% | 9.2% | 149 | 0.5 miles |
| Ashby Hill Top Primary School | 64% | 4.4% | 11.5% | 308 | 0.8 miles |
| Ashby Willesley Primary School | 85% | 3.2% | 4.2% | 411 | 1.1 miles |
| Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | 40% | 7% | 23% | 86 | 1.8 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.
Inspection history
- 22 November 2022
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Ungraded inspection report13 May 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.29%
- English as an additional language
- 4.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.37%
- Persistent absence
- 23.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Ashby-de-la-Zouch
-
Ashby Hastings Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ashby-De-La-Zouch
-
Ashby Hill Top Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Ashby-de-la-Zouch
-
Ashby Willesley Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Ashby-de-la-Zouch
-
Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
Other schools in Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Woodcote Primary School ranks 6th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
- Ashby Hastings Primary School Primary
- Ashby Hill Top Primary School Primary
- Ashby Willesley Primary School Primary
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary School Primary
- Packington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Worthington School Primary
- Ashby School Secondary
- Ivanhoe School Secondary
- Huntingdon House School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Woodcote Primary School teach?
- Woodcote Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodcote Primary School?
- The headteacher of Woodcote Primary School is Mrs Suzanne Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodcote Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodcote 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 big is Woodcote Primary School?
- Woodcote Primary School has 126 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Woodcote Primary School full?
- Woodcote Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 126 on roll (60%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Woodcote Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodcote Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodcote Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Woodcote Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Woodcote Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Woodcote Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Woodcote Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 20% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodcote Primary School rank locally?
- Woodcote Primary School ranked 210th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodcote Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodcote Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodcote Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodcote 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 30 June 2026.