Woodlands School
Bransgrove Road, Edgware, HA8 6JP
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Not applicable
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Day-Lewis
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Harrow East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 135
- Pupils on roll
- 135
- URN
- 133316
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083812188
About this school
Woodlands School is a community special school in Edgware. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 135 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woodlands School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 19 | 17 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -8.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -7.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -8.30 | - | - |
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 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 | Harrow average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 65.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 67.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 69.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 133 |
| 2023/24 | 136 |
| 2024/25 | 137 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.39%
- English as an additional language
- 59.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.61%
- Persistent absence
- 35.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakbridge Special Education0.6 miles
Other types · Edgware
-
Northgate School0.7 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Edgware
-
The Northgate School0.7 miles
Other types · Edgware
-
North London Collegiate School0.7 miles
Independent schools · Middlesex
-
Langdon College0.8 miles
Other types · London
Other schools in Edgware
- Northgate School Local authority maintained schools
- Oakbridge Special Education Other types
- Barnfield Primary School Primary
- Beit Shvidler Primary School Primary
- Camrose Primary With Nursery Primary
- Edgware Primary School Primary
- Goldbeaters Primary School Primary
- Krishna Avanti Primary School Primary
- Menorah Foundation School Primary
- Rosh Pinah Primary School Primary
- Saracens Broadfields Primary
- Shalom Noam Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Woodlands School teach?
- Woodlands School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a special school in Edgware.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodlands School?
- The headteacher of Woodlands School is Mrs Caroline Day-Lewis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodlands School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodlands 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 School?
- Woodlands School has 135 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Woodlands School full?
- Woodlands School has capacity for 135 pupils and 135 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 School a faith school?
- No. Woodlands School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Woodlands School have?
- The schools register lists Woodlands School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Woodlands School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Woodlands School's absence rate?
- Woodlands School's overall absence rate is 10.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodlands School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodlands 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.