The Woodlands Academy
Woodlands Drive, Scarborough, YO12 6QN
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 2 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HORIZONS SPECIALIST ACADEMY TRUST
- Co-Headteacher
- Headteacher Michelle Hockham
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Horizons Specialist Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 136
- Pupils on roll
- 146
- URN
- 139482
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01723373260
About this school
The Woodlands Academy is a special academy in Scarborough. It teaches children aged 2 to 16 and has 146 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Woodlands Academy, 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 16 | 7 | 8 |
| 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 | -11.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -9.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -9.40 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 9 | 21 | 19 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Woodlands Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 17.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 16.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 16% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 134 |
| 2023/24 | 136 |
| 2024/25 | 138 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 61.59%
- English as an additional language
- 6.5%
- Overall absence
- 15.96%
- Persistent absence
- 48.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Springhead School1.2 miles
Special schools · Scarborough
-
Westwood Academy1.3 miles
Academies · Scarborough
-
Scarborough College2.0 miles
Independent schools · Scarborough
-
Cambian Scarborough School3.4 miles
Special schools · Scarborough
-
Brompton Hall School6.0 miles
Academies · Scarborough
Other schools in Scarborough
- Brompton Hall School Academies
- Cambian Scarborough School Special schools
- Springhead School Special schools
- Westwood Academy Academies
- Childhaven Community Nursery School Nursery
- Barrowcliff School Primary
- Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy Primary
- Brompton and Sawdon Community Primary School Primary
- Cayton Community Primary School Primary
- East Ayton Community Primary School Primary
- Friarage Community Academy Primary
- Gladstone Road Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Woodlands Academy teach?
- The Woodlands Academy teaches children aged 2 to 16. It is a special school in Scarborough.
- Who is the co-headteacher of The Woodlands Academy?
- The co-headteacher of The Woodlands Academy is Headteacher Michelle Hockham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Woodlands Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Woodlands Academy, 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 The Woodlands Academy?
- The Woodlands Academy has 146 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 16.
- Is The Woodlands Academy full?
- The Woodlands Academy has capacity for 136 pupils and 146 on roll (107%), 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 The Woodlands Academy a faith school?
- No. The Woodlands Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Woodlands Academy part of an academy trust?
- The Woodlands Academy is part of HORIZONS SPECIALIST ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Woodlands Academy have?
- The schools register lists The Woodlands Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Woodlands Academy'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 The Woodlands Academy's absence rate?
- The Woodlands Academy's overall absence rate is 16% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Woodlands Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Woodlands Academy'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.