Woodfield Primary School, Plymouth
Woodfield Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Plymouth, part of Learning Academies Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 49th-highest of the 73 schools in Plymouth with published results, and 9,982nd of 14,452 across England. It was 88% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Plymouth (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Woodfield Primary School in detail
Woodfield Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "This section included information about the day to day running of the school, including school events and news."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include yoga, drama, choir, eco club and art.
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Woodfield Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Plymouth and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (70% in reading, 70% in maths).
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Woodfield Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 17 families put Woodfield Primary School as their first choice and 26 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 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 Woodfield Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Woodfield Primary School are St Peter's RC Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 65% reading, 59% maths); Whitleigh Community Primary School (0.4 miles); Whitleigh Community Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 60% reading, 75% maths); and Knowle Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 73% reading, 75% maths).
Woodfield Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
St Peter's RC Primary SchoolWhitleigh Community Primary SchoolWhitleigh Community Primary SchoolKnowle Primary School
The trust
Woodfield Primary School is one of 18 schools run by Learning Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
41.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 12.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Staffing
Woodfield Primary School had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is St Budeaux Ferry Road Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Woodfield Primary (se-bound), 50 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Woodfield Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Woodfield Primary School issued 38 suspensions, 16.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Woodfield Primary School are Sir John Hunt Community Sports College (0.3 miles), Notre Dame RC School (1 mile) and St Boniface's RC College (1.2 miles).
Sir John Hunt Community Sports CollegeNotre Dame RC SchoolSt Boniface's RC College
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; 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 May 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Woodfield Primary creates a warm, welcoming environment where children thrive and feel genuinely safe. The school excels at teaching reading through systematic phonics and supporting children with additional needs quickly and effectively. Staff know families well and work in strong partnership with parents to help every child achieve their best.
Key Strengths
- Happy, nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and develop strong relationships with staff
- Excellent reading provision with systematic phonics teaching and encouragement of reading for pleasure
- Strong support for pupils with SEND, identified quickly with regular staff training and effective adaptations
- Well-developed oracy programme with speech and language support in early years
- Broad curriculum enriched by trips, visitors, and the 'Woodfield Way' focusing on 12 life skills
Areas for Improvement
- Limited opportunities in the wider curriculum for pupils to deepen their thinking and develop extended writing skills
- Need for foundation subjects to support pupils in making meaningful connections in their learning
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with a positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Trips to local zoo, historical sites and cinema, choir, colouring, origami, mini-olympics, bike safety lessons, feeling management workshops
Woodfield Primary School has maintained its good standards through effective leadership and a nurturing environment where pupils flourish and enjoy coming to school. The school provides a broad curriculum with strong partnerships between school and home.
At a Glance
41.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 71% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 71% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 75% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
22.1
Avg class size
27.7
Infant (KS1)
23.7
KS2
8
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Woodfield Primary School.
- Whitleigh Playcare430m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Woodfield Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Woodfield Primary School is in Plymouth; for families living there:
Apply to Plymouth for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 9 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
4 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 Plymouth is 22 (the median across 107 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
88%
Available places
185 pupils
210 places
25 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Plymouth
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Plymouth
Across Plymouth council
Places available
3,035
Applications
2,294
Got 1st preference
93.5%
Got preferred school
98.4%
All primary applications across Plymouth council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
47
SEN Support
12
EHC Plans
26.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
222
Total Pupils
117
Boys
105
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
14
Teachers
15.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,332
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,358
Per pupil
£1393k
Total funding
£133k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.7%
Overall absence
21.6%
Persistent absence
162
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
Woodfield Primary School
Questions parents ask about Woodfield Primary School
What are SATs results like at Woodfield Primary School?
Of the pupils at Woodfield Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 71% reached the expected standard in reading and 71% did so in maths.
What is Woodfield Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Woodfield Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2013, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Woodfield Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Woodfield Primary School is oversubscribed, Plymouth allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Woodfield Primary School?
Woodfield Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 88% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Woodfield Primary School?
Classes at Woodfield Primary School average 22.1 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Woodfield Primary School?
Woodfield Primary School has around 222 pupils on roll. 42% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Woodfield Primary School?
6.7% of sessions were missed at Woodfield Primary School in 2024/25. 21.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Woodfield Primary School?
Apply through Plymouth's coordinated admissions process, naming Woodfield 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 Woodfield Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Woodfield Primary School: Whitleigh Playcare (430m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Woodfield Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 9 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 4 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 Plymouth is 22 (the median across 107 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Woodfield Primary School?
Woodfield Primary School is at Taunton Avenue, Whitleigh, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 4HW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)