Woden Primary School, Wolverhampton

In its own words: "Community Links At Woden Primary School, we value the importance of developing strong links between the school and local, regional, national and international communities. Through visits, assemblies, concerts and special events, we involve our pupils in the local community, so that they learn how to participate in a practical way in the life and concerns of their neighbourhood and communities."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance, drama, art and cheerleading.

The school runs after-school care, from £2 per day.

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at Woden Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 65% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 75% in Wolverhampton and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 59% in reading and 61% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 51 families put Woden Primary School as their first choice and 111 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Woden Primary School are St Stephen's Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 86% reading, 79% maths); Trinity CofE Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 71% reading, 81% maths); Dunstall Hill Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 75% reading, 73% maths); and Eastfield Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 74% reading, 82% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Woden Primary School.

Woden Primary School is one of 16 schools run by Central Learning Partnership Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

51.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 54% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (29%), Black (28%) and Mixed (15%).

In 2026, 50 pupils (11.2%) received SEN support and 4 (0.9%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Wolverhampton Rail Station, about 700 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Yarwell Close (before), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Woden Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 676 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wolverhampton (286), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Woden Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Woden Primary School are Thomas Telford University Technical College (0.2 miles), Heath Park (0.8 miles), Central Learning Partnership (0.8 miles) and Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy (1.2 miles).