Woodlands Primary School
Winding Way, Salisbury, SP2 9DY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Kitley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Salisbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 262
- Pupils on roll
- 193
- URN
- 126264
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01722335849
About this school
Woodlands Primary School is a community primary school in Salisbury. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 193 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woodlands 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
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 | 30 | 26 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 42% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 58% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 54% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 58% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 99.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 Woodlands 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 | Wiltshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 198 |
| 2024/25 | 210 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodlands Primary School compares
Woodlands Primary School ranked 124th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 10.1% | 56.1% | 193 | — |
| Bemerton St John Church of England Primary | 70% | 4.6% | 13% | 208 | 0.6 miles |
| Pembroke Park Primary School | 53% | 5.6% | 38.6% | 191 | 0.6 miles |
| St. Peter's CE Primary Academy | 85% | 3.5% | 20.3% | 353 | 0.9 miles |
| Stratford-sub-Castle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 62% | 3.8% | 14.9% | 147 | 1.0 miles |
| Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School | 69% | 5.2% | 17.3% | 225 | 1.1 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)
- 56.08%
- English as an additional language
- 17.1%
- Overall absence
- 10.11%
- Persistent absence
- 37.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bemerton St John Church of England Primary0.6 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Pembroke Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
St. Peter's CE Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Stratford-sub-Castle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Salisbury
Other schools in Salisbury
Woodlands Primary School ranks 28th of the 40 ranked primary schools in Salisbury.
- Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School Primary
- Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Bemerton St John Church of England Primary Primary
- Broad Chalke CofE Primary School Primary
- Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School Primary
- Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Coombe Bissett Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dinton CofE Primary School Primary
- Downton CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School Primary
- Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School Primary
- Gomeldon Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Woodlands Primary School teach?
- Woodlands Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Salisbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodlands Primary School?
- The headteacher of Woodlands Primary School is Mr Matthew Kitley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodlands Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodlands 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 Woodlands Primary School?
- Woodlands Primary School has 193 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Woodlands Primary School full?
- Woodlands Primary School has capacity for 262 pupils and 193 on roll (74%), 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 Woodlands Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodlands Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodlands Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodlands Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Woodlands Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodlands Primary School compare with other schools in Wiltshire?
- Woodlands Primary School ranked 124th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodlands Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodlands Primary School's overall absence rate is 10.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodlands Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodlands 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.