Woodford Primary School
1 Saunders Roe Way, Woodford, Stockport, SK7 1GX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE LAURUS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elise Drake
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Laurus Trust
- Constituency
- Cheadle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 234
- Pupils on roll
- 149
- URN
- 149080
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01615497100
About this school
Woodford Primary School is a primary academy in Stockport. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 149 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woodford 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Woodford 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54 |
| 2023/24 | 81 |
| 2024/25 | 111 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodford Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 2.8% | 0% | 149 | — |
| Queensgate Primary School | 92% | 3.3% | 4.9% | 254 | 0.8 miles |
| Lostock Hall Primary School | 89% | 3.8% | 8.8% | 197 | 0.8 miles |
| Lower Park School | — | 4.1% | 3.6% | 272 | 1.3 miles |
| Moss Hey Primary School | 81% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 186 | 1.4 miles |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 71% | 6.4% | 21% | 110 | 1.5 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)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 8.1%
- Overall absence
- 2.82%
- Persistent absence
- 1.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Queensgate Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Lostock Hall Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Lower Park School1.3 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Moss Hey Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Stockport
Other schools in Stockport
- Abingdon Primary School Primary
- Adswood Primary School Primary
- Alexandra Park Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Marple Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Stockport Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Banks Lane Infant School Primary
- Banks Lane Junior School Primary
- Bredbury Green Primary School Primary
- Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School Primary
- Bridge Hall Primary School Primary
- Broadstone Hall Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Woodford Primary School teach?
- Woodford Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stockport.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodford Primary School?
- The headteacher of Woodford Primary School is Mrs Elise Drake, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodford Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodford 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 Woodford Primary School?
- Woodford Primary School has 149 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Woodford Primary School full?
- Woodford Primary School has capacity for 234 pupils and 149 on roll (64%), 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 Woodford Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodford Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Woodford Primary School a selective school?
- No. Woodford Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Woodford Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodford Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Woodford Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Woodford Primary School is part of THE LAURUS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Woodford Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodford Primary School's overall absence rate is 2.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Woodford Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Woodford Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.