Woodlands School, Shrewsbury
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Woodlands excels at helping pupils feel welcomed, understood and safe. Staff build strong relationships and know each pupil as an individual, providing the emotional support needed for pupils who have experienced disrupted schooling. The school is particularly successful at improving attendance and behaviour through patient, personalized approaches including home visits and flexible arrangements.
Key Strengths
- Strong safeguarding culture with open communication and effective systems to keep pupils safe
- Excellent pastoral care and relationships between staff and pupils, helping many develop confidence and positive behaviour
- Effective attendance and behaviour management through personalized support, home visits, and clear routines
- High ambition for pupils with strong outcomes in vocational and creative subjects like art and vehicle studies
- Comprehensive personal development programme including wellbeing, careers guidance, and life skills
Areas for Improvement
- Writing skills not yet developed consistently across the curriculum - pupils need more practice and higher expectations
- Teaching adaptations to meet individual needs are not implemented consistently across all classrooms
- Staff do not always identify and address misconceptions in learning, leading to some avoidable errors
- Partnership work with families, while regular, does not yet consistently secure improvements in progress and attendance for all pupils
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have created an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed, making pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Art, vehicle studies, equine studies, cooking, educational visits
Woodlands School is a specialist setting for pupils with complex needs and disrupted education histories. The school provides personalized support to help pupils re-engage with learning and make progress from their starting points.
At a Glance
67.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 10%. 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
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
82%
Available places
67 pupils
82 capacity
15 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Shrewsbury
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Shrewsbury
Admissions Demand - Shropshire
Places available
3,213
Applications
2,845
Got 1st preference
91.1%
Got preferred school
99.2%
Secondary admissions across Shropshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(102)
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Pupil Demographics
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Pupil Absence2024/25
34.32069%
Overall absence
81.69014%
Persistent absence
71
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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