Woodlane High School, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Woodlane excels at managing student behaviour and fostering positive relationships between staff and students. The school is particularly strong in teaching literacy and personal development, helping students build confidence and independence. All students who leave the school successfully move into education, employment, or training.
Key Strengths
- Teaching is good across the school with particularly strong literacy instruction
- Students demonstrate outstanding behaviour and attitudes to learning with excellent relationships between students and staff
- The specialist medical needs unit provides very good provision for students with acute conditions
- Leadership is effective at all levels with clear aims and high expectations
- Strong partnerships with neighbouring schools and community-based learning broaden student experiences
Areas for Improvement
- Not enough outstanding teaching to ensure students make excellent progress
- Assessment procedures lack consistency, making it difficult to measure progress accurately
- Leaders do not fully analyse assessment data to compare student achievement with other schools
- Performance and attendance of different student groups are not routinely compared
Safeguarding
Safeguarding procedures are secure and effective, with staff confirming the school is safe and students are very well looked after and cared for.
Extracurricular Activities
School clubs, after-school clubs at neighbouring Burlington Danes Academy, lessons at Burlington Danes Academy and Hammersmith and West London College, community-based learning
Woodlane High School is a good special school that has declined from its previous outstanding rating. It serves students with a wide range of needs including medical conditions, physical disabilities, autism, and learning difficulties.
At a Glance
56.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
109%
Over capacity
109 pupils
100 capacity
9 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London
Admissions Demand - Hammersmith and Fulham
Places available
1,566
Applications
1,199
Got 1st preference
63.8%
Got preferred school
89.9%
Secondary admissions across Hammersmith and Fulham (2025/26)
Inspection History(8)
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SEN Provision
How many pupils have special educational needs, what types of support the school provides, and how it compares to similar schools.
Pupil Demographics
The school's pupil mix - ethnicity breakdown, free school meals eligibility, and English as an additional language. Useful context when evaluating school fit.
Teachers & Staff
Teacher qualification rates, pupil-to-teacher ratio, staff turnover, and salary data. Shows how well-resourced and stable the school's workforce is.
Pupil Absence2024/25
11.24684%
Overall absence
34.54545%
Persistent absence
110
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Woodlane High School
Ark Bentworth Primary Academy
St John XXIII Catholic Primary School
Ark White City Primary Academy
Wormholt Park Primary School
Ark Conway Primary Academy
Oxford Gardens Primary School
Old Oak Primary School
Bassett House School
La Petite Ecole Francaise
Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
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