Woodland Primary School
Flinton Grove, Preston Road, Kingston-upon-Hull, HU9 5SN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HUMBER EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Dodson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Humber Education Trust
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 191
- URN
- 144676
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482787000
About this school
Woodland Primary School is a primary academy in Kingston-upon-Hull. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 191 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. 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
- 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 | 31 | 29 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 62% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 10% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 72% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 76% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 79% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Woodland 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 | Kingston upon Hull, City of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 61.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 200 |
| 2023/24 | 193 |
| 2024/25 | 191 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodland Primary School compares
Woodland Primary School ranked 55th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 5.5% | 67.4% | 191 | — |
| Southcoates Primary Academy | 67% | 5.8% | 58.3% | 322 | 0.5 miles |
| St Richard's VC Academy | 70% | 6.7% | 50.9% | 347 | 0.5 miles |
| Alderman Cogan's Church of England Primary Academy | 70% | 4.7% | 28.4% | 425 | 0.6 miles |
| Marfleet Primary Academy | 75% | 6.6% | 48.8% | 176 | 0.6 miles |
| Maybury Primary School | 80% | 5.2% | 49% | 232 | 0.8 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)
- 67.4%
- English as an additional language
- 11.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.52%
- Persistent absence
- 13.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Southcoates Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Hull
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St Richard's VC Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Hull
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Alderman Cogan's Church of England Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Marfleet Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Maybury Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Kingston-upon-Hull
Woodland Primary School ranks 5th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Kingston-upon-Hull.
- Keyingham Primary School Primary
- Longhill Primary School Primary
- Rokeby Park Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas Primary School Primary
- Sutton Park Primary School Primary
- The Boulevard Academy Secondary
- Hull College 16 plus
- Wilberforce College 16 plus
- Aspire Academy Free Schools
- Bridgeview Special School Academies
- Felix House School Special schools
- Ganton School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Woodland Primary School teach?
- Woodland Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Kingston-upon-Hull.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodland Primary School?
- The headteacher of Woodland Primary School is Mrs Michelle Dodson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodland Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodland 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 Woodland Primary School?
- Woodland Primary School has 191 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Woodland Primary School full?
- Woodland Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 191 on roll (91%), 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 Woodland Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodland Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Woodland Primary School a selective school?
- No. Woodland Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Woodland Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodland Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Woodland Primary School?
- Woodland Primary School is part of HUMBER EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Woodland Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodland Primary School rank locally?
- Woodland Primary School ranked 55th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodland Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodland Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodland Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodland 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.