Woodlea Primary School
Long Hill, Woldingham, Caterham, CR3 7EP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- TANDRIDGE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nina Gambier
- Sponsor
- Tandridge Learning Trust
- Constituency
- East Surrey
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- URN
- 144232
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01883652358
About this school
Woodlea Primary School is a primary academy in Caterham. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 203 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 30 April 2025, 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 | 25 | 27 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 67% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 4% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 78% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 78% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 74% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| 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 Woodlea 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 | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 195 |
| 2023/24 | 206 |
| 2024/25 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodlea Primary School compares
Woodlea Primary School ranked 48th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 3.9% | 5.8% | 203 | — |
| Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery | 64% | 8.7% | 37.6% | 215 | 1.6 miles |
| Warlingham Village Primary School | 72% | 4.8% | 13.5% | 200 | 1.7 miles |
| St John's CofE Aided Primary School | 63% | 5% | 17.7% | 444 | 1.8 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | 72% | 4.2% | 9% | 632 | 2.1 miles |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School | 75% | 4.3% | 9.5% | 398 | 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)
- 5.8%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.93%
- Persistent absence
- 4.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery1.6 miles
Primary · Caterham
-
Warlingham Village Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Warlingham
-
St John's CofE Aided Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Caterham
-
St Mary's CofE Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Oxted
-
St Francis Catholic Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Caterham
Other schools in Caterham
Woodlea Primary School ranks 2nd of the 6 ranked primary schools in Caterham.
- Audley Primary School Primary
- Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery Primary
- St Francis Catholic Primary School Primary
- St John's CofE Aided Primary School Primary
- St Peter and St Paul Church Primary School Primary
- de Stafford School Secondary
- Clifton Hill School Academies
- Sunnydown School Special schools
- Caterham Prep Independent schools
- Caterham School Independent schools
- Essendene Lodge School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Woodlea Primary School teach?
- Woodlea Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Caterham.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodlea Primary School?
- The headteacher of Woodlea Primary School is Mrs Nina Gambier, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodlea Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodlea 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 Woodlea Primary School?
- Woodlea Primary School has 203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Woodlea Primary School full?
- Woodlea Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 203 on roll (97%), 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 Woodlea Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodlea Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodlea Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Woodlea Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Woodlea Primary School?
- Woodlea Primary School is part of TANDRIDGE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Woodlea Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodlea Primary School rank locally?
- Woodlea Primary School ranked 48th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodlea Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodlea Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodlea Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodlea 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 10 July 2026.