Woodside Junior School
Mitchell Walk, Amersham, HP6 6NW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OXFORD DIOCESAN BUCKS SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Owen Lloyd
- Sponsor
- Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Chesham and Amersham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 240
- URN
- 147488
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494725897
About this school
Woodside Junior School is a primary academy in Amersham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 240 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 March 2024, 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 | 59 | 60 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 68% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 23% | 30% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 78% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 78% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 72% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Woodside Junior 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 | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 242 |
| 2023/24 | 240 |
| 2024/25 | 241 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodside Junior School compares
Woodside Junior School ranked 32nd of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 3.9% | 14.5% | 240 | — |
| St George's Church of England Infant School | — | 4.5% | 12.4% | 158 | 0.3 miles |
| Chestnut Lane School | — | 4.4% | 8.5% | 206 | 0.4 miles |
| Elangeni School | 85% | 2.9% | 5.4% | 240 | 0.5 miles |
| Chesham Bois Church of England School | 88% | 3.6% | 10.6% | 218 | 0.9 miles |
| Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy | 73% | 3.9% | 33.3% | 168 | 0.9 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)
- 14.52%
- English as an additional language
- 24.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.92%
- Persistent absence
- 7.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St George's Church of England Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Amersham
-
Chestnut Lane School0.4 miles
Primary · Amersham
-
Elangeni School0.5 miles
Primary · Amersham
-
Chesham Bois Church of England School0.9 miles
Primary · Amersham
-
Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Amersham
Other schools in Amersham
Woodside Junior School ranks 5th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Amersham.
- Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy Primary
- Chesham Bois Church of England School Primary
- Chestnut Lane School Primary
- Coleshill Church of England Infant School Primary
- Curzon Church of England Combined School Primary
- Elangeni School Primary
- Hyde Heath Infant School Primary
- Little Chalfont Primary School Primary
- Little Missenden Church of England School Primary
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St George's Church of England Infant School Primary
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Woodside Junior School teach?
- Woodside Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Amersham.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodside Junior School?
- The headteacher of Woodside Junior School is Mr Owen Lloyd, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodside Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodside Junior 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 big is Woodside Junior School?
- Woodside Junior School has 240 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Woodside Junior School full?
- Woodside Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 240 on roll (100%), 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 Woodside Junior School a faith school?
- No. Woodside Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodside Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Woodside Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Woodside Junior School?
- Woodside Junior School is part of OXFORD DIOCESAN BUCKS SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Woodside Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodside Junior School rank locally?
- Woodside Junior School ranked 32nd of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodside Junior School's absence rate?
- Woodside Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodside Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodside Junior 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.