Woodlands School, Edgware

Outstanding
Special
Community special school
Not applicable
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Caroline Day-Lewis
Pupils:135 / 135 capacity
LA:Harrow
Phone:02083812188
Address:Bransgrove Road, Edgware, HA8 6JP
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2001

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
-

Overall

Inspected 17 October 2023View full report
URN:133316
UKPRN:10076674
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Harrow East
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its June 2013 inspection — unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Leadership & management.

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At a Glance

29.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
ReadingMathsWriting

Reading has remained stable at around 0%. Maths has remained stable at around 0%. Writing has remained stable at around 0%.

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Tube / Metro / Tram

Canons Park
549m · 9 min walk
Canons Park Underground Station
572m · 9 min walk

Bus Stops

Merlin Crescent (->W)
338m · 5 min walk
St Brides Avenue (Stop L)
341m · 6 min walk
St Lawrence Church (->E)
368m · 6 min walk
Bacon Lane (->W)
472m · 8 min walk
Canons Park (Stop A)
542m · 9 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

100%

Over capacity

135 pupils

135 capacity

0 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Edgware

High pressure
New homes approved:1,050
Projected new pupils:189

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Edgware

Admissions Demand - Harrow

Low demand1.07x oversubscription

Places available

2,634

Applications

2,824

Got 1st preference

65.7%

Got preferred school

91.8%

Secondary admissions across Harrow (2025/26)

Inspection History(6)

17 October 2023
6 February 2018
6 June 2013
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

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Teachers & Staff

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

10.60911%

Overall absence

35.07463%

Persistent absence

134

Enrolments

Authorised9.64985%
Unauthorised0.95926%
Persistent (10%+)35.07463%
Severe (50%+)2.23881%

Absence trend

10.7986%
18/19
7.38479%
20/21
12.02794%
21/22
11.81483%
22/23
10.52959%
23/24
10.60911%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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