Wood End Primary School, Atherstone
Wood End Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Atherstone, part of Community Academies Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 8th-highest of the 9 schools in Atherstone with published results, and 11,625th of 14,452 across England. It was 70% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Warwickshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Wood End Primary School in detail
Wood End Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "- will be ready to thrive in each stage of their learning journey - will have strategies to deal with change and be equipped for life in society - will build self-discipline, a sense of pride and a respect for themselves and others"
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include Lego, eco club and sewing.
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.
Coming up: an open day on Thursday 3 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Warwickshire
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Wood End Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 74% in Warwickshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 81% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Wood End Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 19 families put Wood End Primary School as their first choice and 56 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Wood End Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Wood End Primary School are Hurley Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 48% reading, 48% maths); Heathfields Infant Academy (1.7 miles); Kingsbury Primary School (1.8 miles, Requires improvement, 63% reading, 59% maths); and Kingsbury Primary School (1.8 miles).
Wood End Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.
Hurley Primary SchoolHeathfields Infant AcademyKingsbury Primary SchoolKingsbury Primary School
The trust
Wood End 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.
What parents say
38 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Wood End Primary School (as of September 2025): 84% would recommend the school, 90% say their child is happy there and 20% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (20%).
Who goes there
1.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Staffing
Wood End Primary School had 12 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wilnecote (Staffs) Rail Station, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Post Office (adjacent), 350 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 12 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Warwickshire (88).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Wood End Primary School issued 11 suspensions, 6.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
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; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; 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 · 2 years agoThis judgement is from March 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's February 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Wood End Primary School creates an exceptionally welcoming environment where every child feels valued as part of the 'Wood End jigsaw puzzle'. The school excels in early years education and personal development, offering innovative activities like parkour and zorbing that are accessible to all pupils. Reading is prioritised brilliantly, with expert phonics teaching and high-quality texts that inspire a genuine love of reading.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding personal development with exceptional extra-curricular opportunities including parkour and zorbing
- Excellent early years provision where children develop positive learning behaviours and independence
- Strong focus on reading with consistent phonics teaching and high-quality texts discussed in class
- Inclusive environment where pupils with SEND learn the same curriculum as their peers
- Calm, purposeful atmosphere with positive relationships between staff and pupils
Areas for Improvement
- Curriculum implementation is not yet consistent across all subjects due to staffing changes
- Some staff lack subject knowledge and expertise to teach the curriculum in sufficient depth
- Pupils' knowledge is more developed in some curriculum areas than others - for example, weaker in fair science investigations compared to recalling historical facts
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with an open and positive culture around safety that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Parkour, zorbing, play leader roles, health ambassador roles, breakfast club, after-school club, trips, visitors, enrichment activities
Wood End Primary School is an inclusive and welcoming primary school where pupils enjoy learning and behave well. The school has designed a broad curriculum with strong early years provision, though implementation remains inconsistent across some areas.
At a Glance
26.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
38 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 81% to 69% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 90% to 63% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 75% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.2
Avg class size
25.0
Infant (KS1)
26.7
KS2
5
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Wood End Primary School
Pupil Parliament
2 Oct 2026
Class of 2026 Tree Planting
1 Oct 2026
Safe and Active Schools
25 Sep 2026
Meet the Teacher
18 Sep 2026
House Captains
11 Sep 2026
OFSTED report - February 2025
From Wood End Primary School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Social & online
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Term dates
Wood End Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Warwickshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Wood End Primary School is in Warwickshire; for families living there:
- Warwickshire's school travel policy: Free school transport for students under the age of 16
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 Warwickshire is 7 (the median across 286 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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
70%
Available places
148 pupils
210 places
62 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Atherstone
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Atherstone
Across Warwickshire council
Places available
7,199
Applications
6,281
Got 1st preference
88.1%
Got preferred school
98.1%
All primary applications across Warwickshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
37
SEN Support
9
EHC Plans
26.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
175
Total Pupils
83
Boys
92
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
14.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£42,654
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,770
Per pupil
£951k
Total funding
£67k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.4%
Overall absence
16.1%
Persistent absence
124
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
Wood End Primary School
Questions parents ask about Wood End Primary School
What are SATs results like at Wood End Primary School?
Of the pupils at Wood End Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 69% reached the expected standard in reading and 63% did so in maths.
What is Wood End Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Wood End Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Wood End Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Wood End Primary School is oversubscribed, Warwickshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Wood End Primary School?
Wood End Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 70% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Wood End Primary School?
Classes at Wood End Primary School average 25.2 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Wood End Primary School?
Wood End Primary School has around 175 pupils on roll. 26% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Wood End Primary School?
6.4% of sessions were missed at Wood End Primary School in 2024/25. 16.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Wood End Primary School?
Apply through Warwickshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Wood End 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.
How many road collisions happen near Wood End Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Warwickshire is 7 (the median across 286 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Wood End Primary School?
Wood End Primary School is at Wood Street, Wood End, Atherstone, Warwickshire, CV9 2QL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)