The Woodlands Community Primary School
Canning Road, Glascote, Tamworth, B77 3JX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- COMMUNITY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jonathan Baker
- Sponsor
- Community Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Tamworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 235
- URN
- 147228
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01827429020
About this school
The Woodlands Community Primary School is a primary academy in Tamworth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 235 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Woodlands Community 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 November 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 40 | 39 | 41 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 44% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 3% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 54% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 59% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 59% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
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 The Woodlands Community 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 278 |
| 2023/24 | 265 |
| 2024/25 | 249 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Woodlands Community Primary School compares
The Woodlands Community Primary School ranked 169th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 3.2% | 18.9% | 235 | — |
| Ankermoor Primary Academy | 54% | 6.4% | 42.4% | 99 | 0.4 miles |
| Lakeside Primary School | 77% | 4.8% | 31.6% | 224 | 0.4 miles |
| Florendine Primary School | 40% | 5% | 23.3% | 267 | 0.5 miles |
| William MacGregor Primary School | 50% | 5% | 19.5% | 210 | 0.5 miles |
| Glascote Academy | 67% | 5.1% | 29.2% | 275 | 0.6 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)
- 18.88%
- English as an additional language
- 8%
- Overall absence
- 3.23%
- Persistent absence
- 3.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ankermoor Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Lakeside Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Florendine Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
William MacGregor Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Glascote Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Tamworth
Other schools in Tamworth
The Woodlands Community Primary School ranks 21st of the 34 ranked primary schools in Tamworth.
- Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Anker Valley Primary Academy Primary
- Ankermoor Primary Academy Primary
- Ashcroft Infants' School Primary
- Birchwood Primary School Primary
- Bird's Bush Primary School Primary
- Coton Green Primary School Primary
- Dordon Primary School Primary
- Dosthill Primary School Primary
- Dunstall Park Primary School Primary
- Flax Hill Junior Academy Primary
- Florendine Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Woodlands Community Primary School teach?
- The Woodlands Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Tamworth.
- Who is the headteacher of The Woodlands Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Woodlands Community Primary School is Mr Jonathan Baker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Woodlands Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Woodlands Community 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 The Woodlands Community Primary School?
- The Woodlands Community Primary School has 235 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Woodlands Community Primary School full?
- The Woodlands Community Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 235 on roll (75%), 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 The Woodlands Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Woodlands Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Woodlands Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Woodlands Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is The Woodlands Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- The Woodlands Community Primary School is part of COMMUNITY ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Woodlands Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Woodlands Community Primary School compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- The Woodlands Community Primary School ranked 169th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Woodlands Community Primary School's absence rate?
- The Woodlands Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Woodlands Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Woodlands Community 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.