Woodside Primary School
Gittin Street, Oswestry, SY11 1DT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WOODSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Donaldson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Shropshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 504
- Pupils on roll
- 558
- URN
- 139630
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01691652446
About this school
Woodside Primary School is a primary academy in Oswestry. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 558 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 84 | 90 | 86 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 54% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 6% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 64% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 66% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 60% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Woodside 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 | Shropshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 55.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 56.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 647 |
| 2023/24 | 634 |
| 2024/25 | 591 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodside Primary School compares
Woodside Primary School ranked 56th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 5.6% | 21.1% | 558 | — |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery | 66% | 6.5% | 40.3% | 316 | 0.6 miles |
| The Meadows Primary School | 49% | 4.8% | 18.4% | 268 | 0.6 miles |
| Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 130 | 0.8 miles |
| Morda CofE Primary School | 67% | 5.7% | 16.4% | 126 | 1.7 miles |
| Whittington CofE (VA) Primary School | 52% | 5.6% | 14.7% | 239 | 2.2 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)
- 21.13%
- English as an additional language
- 15.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.61%
- Persistent absence
- 13.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Oswestry
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The Meadows Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Oswestry
-
Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Oswestry
-
Morda CofE Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Oswestry
-
Whittington CofE (VA) Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Oswestry
Other schools in Oswestry
Woodside Primary School ranks 5th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Oswestry.
- Bryn Offa CofE Primary School Primary
- Gobowen Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Kinnerley Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Morda CofE Primary School Primary
- Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Selattyn CofE Primary School Primary
- The Meadows Primary School Primary
- Trefonen CofE Primary School Primary
- West Felton Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Weston Rhyn Primary School Primary
- Whittington CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Woodside Primary School teach?
- Woodside Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Oswestry.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodside Primary School?
- The headteacher of Woodside Primary School is Mrs Claire Donaldson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodside Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodside 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 Woodside Primary School?
- Woodside Primary School has 558 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Woodside Primary School full?
- Woodside Primary School has capacity for 504 pupils and 558 on roll (111%), 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 Woodside Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodside Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodside Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Woodside Primary School?
- Woodside Primary School is part of WOODSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Woodside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodside Primary School rank locally?
- Woodside Primary School ranked 56th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodside Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodside Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodside 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.