Woodlands Infant School, Solihull
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Teachers provide engaging, well-planned lessons where pupils are enthusiastic learners. The school offers a broad curriculum with creative activities that help children understand links between different subjects. Pupils feel positive about school and staff work hard to support every child's development.
Key Strengths
- Good quality teaching with strong pupil progress across the curriculum
- Broad and balanced curriculum with rich learning experiences linked across subjects
- Committed staff with wide range of skills and expertise
- Effective use of additional funding to support vulnerable pupils and sports provision
- Good pupil behaviour and positive attitudes to learning during lessons
Areas for Improvement
- Leadership and management need to ensure safeguarding improvements are fully embedded and monitored
- Leaders' self-evaluation is not accurate and development plans do not fully reflect key priorities
- Governors need a more strategic role with greater input into school improvement planning
- Teaching assistants in key stage 1 need better training in phonics delivery and SEND support
- Supervision and structure needed at breaktimes to maintain good behaviour standards
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective overall, though recent improvements in practice and training are not yet fully embedded and require more rigorous monitoring.
Extracurricular Activities
Competitive sports events with other local schools, wrap-around care, extra-curricular activities
Woodlands Infant School requires improvement due to weaknesses in leadership and management, though teaching quality remains good and pupils continue to make strong progress. Recent staff turnover and organisational changes have impacted overall effectiveness, but the school has good capacity to improve.
At a Glance
12.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
28.6
Avg class size
28.3
Infant (KS1)
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
85%
Available places
204 pupils
240 capacity
36 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Solihull
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Solihull
Admissions Demand - Solihull
Places available
2,650
Applications
2,115
Got 1st preference
92.6%
Got preferred school
99.3%
Primary admissions across Solihull (2025/26)
Inspection History(106)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.91994%
Overall absence
4.87805%
Persistent absence
123
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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