Woodland Community Primary School
Heathgate, Birch Green, Skelmersdale, WN8 6QH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Keeley Taberner
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- West Lancashire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 335
- URN
- 134599
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01695720018
About this school
Woodland Community Primary School is a community primary school in Skelmersdale. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 335 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woodland Community 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. 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
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 43 | 59 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 64% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 78% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 78% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 33% | 68% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Woodland Community 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 | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 385 |
| 2023/24 | 378 |
| 2024/25 | 350 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodland Community Primary School compares
Woodland Community Primary School ranked 155th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 8.2% | 49.4% | 335 | — |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale | 72% | 7.9% | 48.8% | 196 | 0.3 miles |
| St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale | 78% | 6.7% | 18% | 229 | 0.6 miles |
| Cobbs Brow School | 74% | 5.8% | 26.4% | 308 | 0.7 miles |
| Hillside Community Primary School | 52% | 7.1% | 62% | 151 | 0.7 miles |
| Delph Side Community Primary School | 73% | 5.8% | 54.6% | 251 | 0.7 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
- 8 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report14 March 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.38%
- English as an additional language
- 20.6%
- Overall absence
- 8.2%
- Persistent absence
- 28.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale0.3 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
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St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale0.6 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
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Cobbs Brow School0.7 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
-
Hillside Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
-
Delph Side Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Skelmersdale
Other schools in Skelmersdale
Woodland Community Primary School ranks 10th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Skelmersdale.
- Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brookfield Park Primary School Primary
- Cobbs Brow School Primary
- Crawford Village Primary School Primary
- Crow Orchard Primary School Primary
- Delph Side Community Primary School Primary
- Hillside Community Primary School Primary
- Holland Moor Primary School Primary
- Little Digmoor Primary School Primary
- Moorside Community Primary Academy School Primary
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Woodland Community Primary School teach?
- Woodland Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Skelmersdale.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodland Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Woodland Community Primary School is Mrs Keeley Taberner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodland Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodland Community 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 Woodland Community Primary School?
- Woodland Community Primary School has 335 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Woodland Community Primary School full?
- Woodland Community Primary School has capacity for 350 pupils and 335 on roll (96%), 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 Woodland Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodland Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodland Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodland Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Woodland Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodland Community Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Woodland Community Primary School ranked 155th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodland Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodland Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodland Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodland Community 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 1 July 2026.