Woodlands Park Primary School
Abbot Road, Ivybridge, PL21 9TF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Lakey
- Sponsor
- Westcountry Schools Trust
- Constituency
- South West Devon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 349
- Pupils on roll
- 324
- URN
- 143412
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01752690046
About this school
Woodlands Park Primary School is a primary academy in Ivybridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 324 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woodlands Park 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- 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 | 61 | 52 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 77% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 8% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 85% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 83% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 83% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Park 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 | Devon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 370 |
| 2023/24 | 357 |
| 2024/25 | 332 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodlands Park Primary School compares
Woodlands Park Primary School ranked 126th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.3% | 16% | 324 | — |
| Manor Primary School, Ivybridge | 33% | 5.5% | 27.3% | 190 | 0.5 miles |
| The Erme Primary School | 13% | 5.7% | 20.4% | 101 | 0.7 miles |
| Stowford School | 86% | 3.5% | 8.8% | 450 | 1.0 miles |
| Ermington Primary School | 79% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 85 | 2.2 miles |
| Cornwood Church of England Primary School | 56% | 5.2% | 26% | 87 | 2.4 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)
- 15.96%
- English as an additional language
- 0.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.3%
- Persistent absence
- 8.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Manor Primary School, Ivybridge0.5 miles
Primary · Ivybridge
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The Erme Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ivybridge
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Stowford School1.0 miles
Primary · Ivybridge
-
Ermington Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Ivybridge
-
Cornwood Church of England Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Ivybridge
Other schools in Ivybridge
Woodlands Park Primary School ranks 4th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Ivybridge.
- Cornwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ermington Primary School Primary
- Manor Primary School, Ivybridge Primary
- Modbury Primary School Primary
- Stowford School Primary
- The Erme Primary School Primary
- Ugborough Primary School Primary
- Ivybridge Community College Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Woodlands Park Primary School teach?
- Woodlands Park Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ivybridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodlands Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Woodlands Park Primary School is Mrs Sarah Lakey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodlands Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodlands Park 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 Woodlands Park Primary School?
- Woodlands Park Primary School has 324 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Woodlands Park Primary School full?
- Woodlands Park Primary School has capacity for 349 pupils and 324 on roll (93%), 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 Woodlands Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodlands Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodlands Park Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Woodlands Park Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Woodlands Park Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Woodlands Park Primary School is part of WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Woodlands Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodlands Park Primary School compare with other schools in Devon?
- Woodlands Park Primary School ranked 126th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodlands Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodlands Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodlands Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodlands Park 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 2 July 2026.