Woodlands Children's Development Centre, Wrecsam
Woodlands Children's Development Centre is a school for pupils in Wrecsam.
- Estyn
- In follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Woodlands Children's Development Centre in detail
School in Wales
Woodlands Children's Development Centre is a school in Wales. Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn rather than Ofsted, and its latest report is published on Estyn's website.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Woodlands Children's Development Centre dates from 2019.
Estyn follow-up status: The school does not require any follow-up activity by Estyn..
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Woodlands School 2019 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wrexham Central Rail Station, about 160 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).
21 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Island Green Shopping Centre (opp wilko), 70 metres away.
Sources: Welsh Government school data and StatsWales (OGL); Estyn; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASInspection
Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Read Woodlands Children's Development Centre's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
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Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Woodlands Children's Development Centre is in Wrexham; for families living there:
- Wrexham's school travel policy: Wrexham County Borough Council School Transport Policy PDF Format 124.15 KB
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 43
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 14
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 43 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 14 serious and 28 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
10 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 Wrexham is 5 (the median across 76 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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Questions parents ask about Woodlands Children's Development Centre
What is the catchment area for Woodlands Children's Development Centre?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Woodlands Children's Development Centre has a defined catchment published by Wrexham. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Wrexham applies the published criteria, which usually put looked-after children first, then siblings, then distance - but it normally carries priority.
How do I apply to Woodlands Children's Development Centre?
Apply through Wrexham, naming Woodlands Children's Development Centre on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Wrexham's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Woodlands Children's Development Centre?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 43 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 14 serious and 28 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 10 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 Wrexham is 5 (the median across 76 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Woodlands Children's Development Centre?
Woodlands Children's Development Centre is at 7 Pierces Square, Wrecsam, LL13 7NE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)