Woodland Grange Primary School
Beaufort Way, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4TY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OAK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hayley Brown
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 490
- URN
- 145620
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162720401
About this school
Woodland Grange Primary School is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 490 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woodland Grange 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 64 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 72% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 15% | 22% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 83% | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 87% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 88% | 95% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.60 | - | - |
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 Grange 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 | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 439 |
| 2023/24 | 424 |
| 2024/25 | 425 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodland Grange Primary School compares
Woodland Grange Primary School ranked 19th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 3.6% | 5.2% | 490 | — |
| Brocks Hill Primary School | 97% | 4.1% | 9.5% | 420 | 0.8 miles |
| Brookside Primary School | 92% | 5% | 14.3% | 431 | 0.9 miles |
| Launde Primary School | 87% | 5.5% | 12.5% | 600 | 1.0 miles |
| Langmoor Primary School Oadby | 70% | 4.1% | 21.1% | 197 | 1.3 miles |
| Glenmere Community Primary School | 73% | 3.6% | 9% | 212 | 1.4 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)
- 5.18%
- English as an additional language
- 93.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.58%
- Persistent absence
- 3.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brocks Hill Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Brookside Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Launde Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leicestershire
-
Langmoor Primary School Oadby1.3 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Glenmere Community Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Wigston
Other schools in Leicester
Woodland Grange Primary School ranks 12th 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 Woodland Grange Primary School teach?
- Woodland Grange Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodland Grange Primary School?
- The headteacher of Woodland Grange Primary School is Mrs Hayley Brown, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodland Grange Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodland Grange 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 Woodland Grange Primary School?
- Woodland Grange Primary School has 490 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Woodland Grange Primary School full?
- Woodland Grange Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 490 on roll (117%), 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 Woodland Grange Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodland Grange Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodland Grange Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodland Grange Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Woodland Grange Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Woodland Grange Primary School is part of OAK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Woodland Grange Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 83% 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 Grange Primary School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Woodland Grange Primary School ranked 19th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% 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 Grange Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodland Grange Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodland Grange Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodland Grange 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.