Woodstock Primary Academy
Hattern Avenue, Leicester, LE4 2GZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEARNING WITHOUT LIMITS ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Louise Stapleford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Learning Without Limits
- Constituency
- Leicester West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 328
- URN
- 143246
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162355825
About this school
Woodstock Primary Academy is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 328 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woodstock Primary 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 60 | 58 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 43% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 38% | 57% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 40% | 47% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 43% | 52% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 97.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
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 Woodstock Primary 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 | Leicester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 25% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 379 |
| 2023/24 | 376 |
| 2024/25 | 365 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodstock Primary Academy compares
Woodstock Primary Academy ranked 56th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 7.5% | 46.3% | 328 | — |
| Mowmacre Hill Primary School | 53% | 5.8% | 53.3% | 348 | 0.3 miles |
| Wolsey House Primary School | 51% | 6.8% | 36.4% | 576 | 0.4 miles |
| Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School | 45% | 5.3% | 42.9% | 172 | 0.6 miles |
| Barley Croft Primary School | 49% | 5.3% | 43.4% | 324 | 0.7 miles |
| Beaumont Lodge Primary School | 79% | 4% | 27% | 221 | 1.0 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)
- 46.33%
- English as an additional language
- 46.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.48%
- Persistent absence
- 22.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mowmacre Hill Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Wolsey House Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Barley Croft Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Beaumont Lodge Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Woodstock Primary Academy ranks 110th of the 139 ranked primary schools in Leicester.
- Abbey Mead Primary Academy Primary
- Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Sapcote Primary
- Arnesby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Avenue Primary School Primary
- Badgerbrook Primary School Primary
- Barley Croft Primary School Primary
- Barwell Church of England Academy Primary
- Barwell Infant School Primary
- Beaumont Lodge Primary School Primary
- Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Billesdon Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Woodstock Primary Academy teach?
- Woodstock Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the principal of Woodstock Primary Academy?
- The principal of Woodstock Primary Academy is Mrs Louise Stapleford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodstock Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodstock Primary 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 Woodstock Primary Academy?
- Woodstock Primary Academy has 328 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Woodstock Primary Academy full?
- Woodstock Primary Academy has capacity for 450 pupils and 328 on roll (73%), 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 Woodstock Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Woodstock Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodstock Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodstock Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Woodstock Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Woodstock Primary Academy is part of LEARNING WITHOUT LIMITS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Woodstock Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 25% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodstock Primary Academy compare with other schools in Leicester?
- Woodstock Primary Academy ranked 56th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodstock Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Woodstock Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodstock Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodstock Primary 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 2 July 2026.