Woodside Primary School
Jones Road, Goffs Oak, Waltham Cross, EN7 5JS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- IVY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Ginty
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Ivy Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Broxbourne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 229
- URN
- 147879
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01707888333
About this school
Woodside Primary School is a primary academy in Waltham Cross. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 229 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 January 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 30 | 28 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 64% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 4% | 21% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 79% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 82% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 86% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.10 | - | - |
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 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 | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 223 |
| 2023/24 | 218 |
| 2024/25 | 229 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodside Primary School compares
Woodside Primary School ranked 80th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 5.4% | 15.9% | 229 | — |
| Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery School | 50% | 5.1% | 9% | 235 | 0.5 miles |
| Cuffley School | 83% | 4.7% | 6.9% | 449 | 0.9 miles |
| Bonneygrove Primary School | 60% | 6.2% | 29.6% | 408 | 1.4 miles |
| Fairfields Primary School and Nursery | 68% | 4.8% | 12.3% | 467 | 1.5 miles |
| Flamstead End School | 72% | 5.2% | 21.4% | 474 | 1.6 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)
- 15.94%
- English as an additional language
- 8.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.42%
- Persistent absence
- 16.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Waltham Cross
-
Cuffley School0.9 miles
Primary · Potters Bar
-
Bonneygrove Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Waltham Cross
-
Fairfields Primary School and Nursery1.5 miles
Primary · Waltham Cross
-
Flamstead End School1.6 miles
Primary · Waltham Cross
Other schools in Waltham Cross
Woodside Primary School ranks 1st of the 16 ranked primary schools in Waltham Cross.
- Bonneygrove Primary School Primary
- Brookland Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Brookland Junior School Primary
- Burleigh Primary School Primary
- Churchfield Church of England Academy Primary
- Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School Primary
- Downfield Primary School Primary
- Fairfields Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Flamstead End School Primary
- Four Swannes Primary School Primary
- Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Woodside Primary School teach?
- Woodside Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Waltham Cross.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodside Primary School?
- The headteacher of Woodside Primary School is Mrs Caroline Ginty, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodside Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodside 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 big is Woodside Primary School?
- Woodside Primary School has 229 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Woodside Primary School full?
- Woodside Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 229 on roll (109%), 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 Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodside Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodside Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Woodside Primary School?
- Woodside Primary School is part of IVY LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Woodside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 76% 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 Primary School rank locally?
- Woodside Primary School ranked 80th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% 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 Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodside Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodside 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.