Woodside Academy
Colyers Lane, Erith, DA8 3PB
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LONDON SOUTH EAST ACADEMIES TRUST
- Executive Head Teacher
- Mrs Kathryn Freame
- Sponsor
- Bromley College of Further and Higher Education
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Bexleyheath and Crayford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- URN
- 146885
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01322350123
About this school
Woodside Academy is a special academy in Erith. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 206 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woodside Academy, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. 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 | 10 | 11 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -11.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -9.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -10.00 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 17 | 11 | 19 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Woodside Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bexley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 64% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 199 |
| 2023/24 | 199 |
| 2024/25 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.14%
- English as an additional language
- 15%
- Overall absence
- 9.26%
- Persistent absence
- 25.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Endeavour Academy Bexley1.1 miles
Academies · Bexleyheath
-
Shenstone School1.2 miles
Academies · Crayford
-
Break Through School1.4 miles
Independent schools
-
Cornerstone School1.5 miles
Free Schools · Belvedere
-
Aspire Academy2.2 miles
Academies · Welling
Other schools in Erith
- Barnehurst Infant School Primary
- Barnehurst Junior School Primary
- Belmont Academy Primary
- Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School Primary
- Haberdashers' Slade Green Primary Primary
- Lime Wood Primary School Primary
- Northumberland Heath Primary School Primary
- Northwood Primary School Primary
- Parkway Primary School Primary
- Peareswood Primary School Primary
- St Fidelis Catholic Primary School Primary
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Woodside Academy teach?
- Woodside Academy teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is a special school in Erith.
- Who is the executive head teacher of Woodside Academy?
- The executive head teacher of Woodside Academy is Mrs Kathryn Freame, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodside Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodside Academy, 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 Woodside Academy?
- Woodside Academy has 206 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is Woodside Academy a faith school?
- No. Woodside Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Woodside Academy part of an academy trust?
- Woodside Academy is part of LONDON SOUTH EAST ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Woodside Academy have?
- The schools register lists Woodside Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Woodside Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Woodside Academy's absence rate?
- Woodside Academy's overall absence rate is 9.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodside Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodside Academy'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.