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Woodlands Primary School and Nursery, Telford

Primary
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Ages 3–11

Woodlands Primary School and Nursery is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Telford, part of Four Hills Education Trust.

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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Telford and Wrekin (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 1 Nov 2026

Woodlands Primary School and Nursery in detail

Results

Woodlands Primary School and Nursery has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as Woodlands Primary School (URN 135031), 78% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

Getting a place at Woodlands Primary School and Nursery

Across Telford and Wrekin, 91% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Telford and Wrekin lodged 76 appeals against primary school offers; 37 reached a hearing and 5 succeeded (13.5% of those heard).

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Woodlands Primary School and Nursery are Woodlands Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 78% reading, 75% maths); William Reynolds Primary School and Nursery (0.2 miles); John Fletcher of Madeley Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 76% reading, 83% maths); and St Mary's Catholic Primary School (1 mile, Good, 66% reading, 52% maths).

Woodlands Primary SchoolWilliam Reynolds Primary School and NurseryJohn Fletcher of Madeley Primary SchoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary School

The trust

Woodlands Primary School and Nursery is one of 5 schools run by Four Hills Education Trust, an academy trust.

All 5 schools in Four Hills Education Trust

Who goes there

Woodlands Primary School and Nursery has a resourced provision for other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, physical disability and moderate learning difficulties: 484 places, 428 pupils on roll.

Getting there

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Woodlands Primary School and Nursery.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Abraham Darby School (after), 80 metres away.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Woodlands Primary School and Nursery are Haberdashers' Abraham Darby (under 0.1 miles) and Madeley Academy (0.8 miles).

Haberdashers' Abraham DarbyMadeley Academy

Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)

Location

Likely (~368m)Possible (~526m)Unlikely (~684m)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Joanne Duncombe
LA:Telford and Wrekin
Phone:01952386070
Address:Ironbridge Road, Madeley, Telford, TF7 5HX
Trust:FOUR HILLS EDUCATION TRUST (5 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 June 2026

Ofsted Rating

Woodlands Primary School and Nursery has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in June 2026. Before that, as Woodlands Primary School (URN 135031), it was rated Good in November 2017. See Woodlands Primary School's inspections

URN:151854
UKPRN:10098024
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Telford
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

Resourced provision: Other, Hearing, Speech and language +4

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Results at Woodlands Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

Published for Woodlands Primary School (URN 135031), the school Woodlands Primary School and Nursery replaced. There are no figures for Woodlands Primary School and Nursery yet, so these are shown separately.

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-3ppMaths+1ppWriting-4pp

Reading has remained stable at around 78% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 75% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 72% to 68% (2024 to 2025).

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Woodlands Primary School and Nursery is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Telford and Wrekin

Nurseries

The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Woodlands Primary School and Nursery, with their latest published grades:

Getting There

Bus Stops

Abraham Darby School (after)
76m · 1 min walk
Lees Farm Roundabout (after)
246m · 4 min walk
Wyvern (adj)
524m · 9 min walk
Waltondale (adj)
573m · 9 min walk
Warrensway (adj)
659m · 11 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Woodlands Primary School and Nursery is in Telford and Wrekin; for families living there:

Apply to Telford and Wrekin for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
5
Fatal
0
Serious
3
Children hurt
4

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 2 slight.

4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot.

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 Telford and Wrekin is 7 (the median across 86 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Commute and house prices

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Applications and offers at Woodlands Primary School before it became an academy in 2026

Published for Woodlands Primary School (URN 135031), the school Woodlands Primary School and Nursery replaced. There are no figures for Woodlands Primary School and Nursery yet, so these are shown separately.

Entry yearPlaces offeredFirst choicesNamed at allFirst choices per placeFirst choices not offered
20264444841.00
20256058901.00
20244847821.00
20234848731.00
20224746731.00
20214241701.00
20204747661.00
20194242611.00
20184541650.90
20174238650.90
201659571151.00
201560591361.03
201460571170.90

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.

Capacity & Demand

Across Telford and Wrekin council

Low demand council-wide0.88 applications per place

Places available

2,419

Applications

2,124

Got 1st preference

91.3%

Got preferred school

98.1%

All primary applications across Telford and Wrekin council (2026/27), not just this school.

Special educational needs provision

Woodlands Primary School and Nursery has a resourced provision for other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, physical disability and moderate learning difficulties: 484 places, 428 pupils on roll.

Source: Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education.

Absence at Woodlands Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
2024/25

Published for Woodlands Primary School (URN 135031), the school Woodlands Primary School and Nursery replaced. There are no figures for Woodlands Primary School and Nursery yet, so these are shown separately.

5.6%

Overall absence

12.4%

Persistent absence

362

Enrolments

Authorised3.7%
Unauthorised1.9%
Persistent (10%+)12.4%
Severe (50%+)1.4%

Absence trend

4.8%
18/19
6.0%
20/21
6.7%
21/22
7.2%
22/23
6.3%
23/24
5.6%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Woodlands Primary School and Nursery

Are there exam results for Woodlands Primary School and Nursery?

Woodlands Primary School and Nursery has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as Woodlands Primary School (URN 135031), 78% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

What is Woodlands Primary School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?

Woodlands Primary School and Nursery has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in June 2026. Before that, as Woodlands Primary School (URN 135031), it was rated Good in November 2017.

Does Woodlands Primary School and Nursery have specialist SEN provision?

Woodlands Primary School and Nursery has a resourced provision for other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, physical disability and moderate learning difficulties: 484 places, 428 pupils on roll.

Does Woodlands Primary School and Nursery have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Woodlands Primary School and Nursery is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026).

How many road collisions happen near Woodlands Primary School and Nursery?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 2 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot. 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 Telford and Wrekin is 7 (the median across 86 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Woodlands Primary School and Nursery?

Woodlands Primary School and Nursery is at Ironbridge Road, Madeley, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 5HX.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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