Woodfield Infant School & Nursery
Woodfield Road, Copthorne, Shrewsbury, SY3 8LU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EMPOWER TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Preece
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 309
- Pupils on roll
- 283
- URN
- 145791
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01743343812
About this school
Woodfield Infant School & Nursery is a primary academy in Shrewsbury. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 283 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woodfield Infant School & Nursery, 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Woodfield Infant School & Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 284 |
| 2023/24 | 296 |
| 2024/25 | 293 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodfield Infant School & Nursery compares
Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.4% | 6.3% | 283 | — |
| St George's Junior School | 68% | 4% | 13.1% | 354 | 0.1 miles |
| Radbrook Primary School | 50% | 5.3% | 9.4% | 312 | 0.8 miles |
| Bowbrook Primary School | — | 4.4% | 12.9% | 118 | 0.9 miles |
| Coleham Primary School | 75% | 3.3% | 8.9% | 431 | 1.2 miles |
| Oxon CofE Primary School | 65% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 425 | 1.2 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)
- 6.3%
- English as an additional language
- 10.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.43%
- Persistent absence
- 5.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St George's Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Radbrook Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
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Bowbrook Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Coleham Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
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Oxon CofE Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
Other schools in Shrewsbury
- Baschurch CofE Primary School Primary
- Belvidere Primary School Primary
- Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bomere Heath Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bowbrook Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primary
- Clive CofE Primary School Primary
- Coleham Primary School Primary
- Condover CofE Primary School Primary
- Crowmoor Primary School Primary
- Grange Primary School Primary
- Greenacres Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Woodfield Infant School & Nursery teach?
- Woodfield Infant School & Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Shrewsbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodfield Infant School & Nursery?
- The headteacher of Woodfield Infant School & Nursery is Mrs Rebecca Preece, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodfield Infant School & Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodfield Infant School & Nursery, 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 Woodfield Infant School & Nursery?
- Woodfield Infant School & Nursery has 283 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Woodfield Infant School & Nursery full?
- Woodfield Infant School & Nursery has capacity for 309 pupils and 283 on roll (92%), 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 Woodfield Infant School & Nursery a faith school?
- No. Woodfield Infant School & Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodfield Infant School & Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodfield Infant School & Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Is Woodfield Infant School & Nursery part of an academy trust?
- Woodfield Infant School & Nursery is part of EMPOWER TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Woodfield Infant School & Nursery's absence rate?
- Woodfield Infant School & Nursery's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Woodfield Infant School & Nursery publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Woodfield Infant School & Nursery. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.