Woodcote Primary School
Dunsfold Rise, Coulsdon, CR5 2ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PIONEER ACADEMY
- Principal
- Mr Ian McManus
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Pioneer Academy
- Constituency
- Croydon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 840
- Pupils on roll
- 871
- URN
- 148223
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086609972
About this school
Woodcote Primary School is a primary academy in Coulsdon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 871 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 115 | 122 | 113 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 69% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 16% | 22% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 80% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 80% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 86% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 Woodcote 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 | Croydon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 868 |
| 2023/24 | 869 |
| 2024/25 | 858 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodcote Primary School compares
Woodcote Primary School ranked 40th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.6% | 15.9% | 871 | — |
| Smitham Primary School | 62% | 4.3% | 16.2% | 654 | 0.8 miles |
| Beaumont Primary School | 90% | 4.4% | 13.7% | 222 | 0.8 miles |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School | 77% | 3.4% | 6.9% | 215 | 0.9 miles |
| Oasis Academy Byron | 89% | 4.3% | 19.4% | 221 | 1.2 miles |
| Chipstead Valley Primary School | 67% | 4.2% | 7.7% | 684 | 1.3 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)
- 15.89%
- English as an additional language
- 27.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.58%
- Persistent absence
- 8.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Smitham Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Coulsdon
-
Beaumont Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Purley
-
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Coulsdon
-
Oasis Academy Byron1.2 miles
Primary · Coulsdon
-
Chipstead Valley Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Coulsdon
Other schools in Coulsdon
Woodcote Primary School ranks 3rd of the 6 ranked primary schools in Coulsdon.
- Chipstead Valley Primary School Primary
- Keston Primary School Primary
- Oasis Academy Byron Primary
- Smitham Primary School Primary
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Woodcote High School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Woodcote Primary School teach?
- Woodcote Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Coulsdon.
- Who is the principal of Woodcote Primary School?
- The principal of Woodcote Primary School is Mr Ian McManus, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodcote Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodcote 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 Woodcote Primary School?
- Woodcote Primary School has 871 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Woodcote Primary School full?
- Woodcote Primary School has capacity for 840 pupils and 871 on roll (104%), 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 Woodcote Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodcote Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodcote Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodcote Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Woodcote Primary School?
- Woodcote Primary School is part of THE PIONEER ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Woodcote 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 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodcote Primary School rank locally?
- Woodcote Primary School ranked 40th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodcote Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodcote Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodcote Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodcote 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.