The Woodlands Community Primary School, Tamworth
The Woodlands Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Tamworth, part of Community Academies Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in November 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 22nd-highest of the 34 schools in Tamworth with published results, and 10,218th of 14,452 across England. It was 80% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Staffordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
The Woodlands Community Primary School in detail
The Woodlands Community Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, cricket and tennis.
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at The Woodlands Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 54% in reading and 59% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at The Woodlands Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 17 families put The Woodlands Community Primary School as their first choice and 44 named it as one of their preferences, for 17 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at The Woodlands Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to The Woodlands Community Primary School are Ankermoor Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 54% reading, 62% maths); Lakeside Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 92% reading, 85% maths); Florendine Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 63% reading, 57% maths); and William MacGregor Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 75% reading, 68% maths).
The Woodlands Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Ankermoor Primary AcademyLakeside Primary SchoolFlorendine Primary SchoolWilliam MacGregor Primary School
The trust
The Woodlands Community Primary School is one of 17 schools run by Community Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
11.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 35 pupils (14.9%) received SEN support and 4 (1.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Tamworth HL Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Scott Road (adjacent), 130 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 179 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, The Woodlands Community Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 1.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to The Woodlands Community Primary School are Landau Forte Academy, Amington (0.4 miles); Lift Tamworth (0.9 miles); Landau Forte Academy, QEMS (1.2 miles); and The Wilnecote School (1.7 miles).
Landau Forte Academy, AmingtonLift TamworthLandau Forte Academy, QEMSThe Wilnecote School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from September 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its September 2015 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
22.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 54% to 73% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 59% to 68% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 54% to 68% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.4
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
29.6
KS2
8
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from The Woodlands Community Primary School
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Social & online
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near The Woodlands Community Primary School.
- Progressive Sports @ WoodlandsAt the school · Not yet graded
- Premier Education- William MacGregor710m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
The Woodlands Community Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Staffordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to The Woodlands Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. The Woodlands Community Primary School is in Staffordshire; for families living there:
Apply to Staffordshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 21
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 17 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at The Woodlands Community Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
80%
Available places
251 pupils
315 places
64 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Tamworth
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Tamworth
Across Staffordshire council
Places available
10,768
Applications
8,344
Got 1st preference
95.1%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Staffordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(2)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
35
SEN Support
4
EHC Plans
16.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
235
Total Pupils
112
Boys
123
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
13
Teachers
18.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£55,612
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,160
Per pupil
£1456k
Total funding
£73k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.2%
Overall absence
3.1%
Persistent absence
226
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
The Woodlands Community Primary School
Questions parents ask about The Woodlands Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at The Woodlands Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at The Woodlands Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 73% reached the expected standard in reading and 68% did so in maths.
What is The Woodlands Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The Woodlands Community Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in September 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for The Woodlands Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When The Woodlands Community Primary School is oversubscribed, Staffordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at The Woodlands Community Primary School?
The Woodlands Community Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 80% of its 315 places.
How big are the classes at The Woodlands Community Primary School?
Classes at The Woodlands Community Primary School average 29.4 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to The Woodlands Community Primary School?
The Woodlands Community Primary School has around 235 pupils on roll. 23% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at The Woodlands Community Primary School?
3.2% of sessions were missed at The Woodlands Community Primary School in 2024/25. 3.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to The Woodlands Community Primary School?
Apply through Staffordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming The Woodlands Community Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does The Woodlands Community Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Progressive Sports @ Woodlands (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near The Woodlands Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 17 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).
Where is The Woodlands Community Primary School?
The Woodlands Community Primary School is at Canning Road, Glascote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 3JX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)