Woodlands Primary School
Sundridge Park, Bristol, BS37 4HB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Dean
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Greenshaw Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 462
- URN
- 147311
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01454866535
About this school
Woodlands Primary School is a primary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 462 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woodlands 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 67% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 85% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 73% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 80% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Woodlands 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 | South Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 470 |
| 2023/24 | 476 |
| 2024/25 | 455 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodlands Primary School compares
Woodlands Primary School ranked 70th of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 6.8% | 25.7% | 462 | — |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School | 55% | 4.7% | 16.8% | 208 | 0.2 miles |
| Abbotswood Primary School | 71% | 4.9% | 22.2% | 391 | 0.5 miles |
| Raysfield Primary School | 66% | 5% | 15.4% | 453 | 0.5 miles |
| Wellesley Primary School | 57% | 5.3% | 9.2% | 206 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate | 76% | 4.2% | 10.8% | 314 | 0.7 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)
- 25.67%
- English as an additional language
- 16.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.8%
- Persistent absence
- 17.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Paul's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Abbotswood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Raysfield Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Wellesley Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
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St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Woodlands Primary School ranks 160th of the 198 ranked primary schools in Bristol.
- Abbotswood Primary School Primary
- Air Balloon Hill Primary School Primary
- Ashley Down Primary School Primary
- Ashton Gate Primary School Primary
- Ashton Vale Primary School Primary
- Avanti Gardens School Primary
- Avonmouth Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Backwell Church of England Junior School Primary
- Badocks Wood E-ACT Academy Primary
- Bailey's Court Primary School Primary
- Barley Close Community Primary School Primary
- Barrs Court Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Woodlands Primary School teach?
- Woodlands Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodlands Primary School?
- The headteacher of Woodlands Primary School is Mrs Rachel Dean, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodlands Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodlands 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 Woodlands Primary School?
- Woodlands Primary School has 462 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Woodlands Primary School full?
- Woodlands Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 462 on roll (110%), 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 Woodlands Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodlands Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Woodlands Primary School a selective school?
- No. Woodlands Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Woodlands Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodlands Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Woodlands Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Woodlands Primary School is part of GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Woodlands Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Woodlands Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Woodlands Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodlands Primary School compare with other schools in South Gloucestershire?
- Woodlands Primary School ranked 70th of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodlands Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodlands Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodlands Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodlands 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.