SCHOOL PROFILE

Woodside CofE Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 140153
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 260 Published school capacity
Capacity used 95.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

8 May 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Warwickshire
Trust BIRMINGHAM DIOCESAN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 248 248 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 126 50.8% of pupils
Male pupils 122 49.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

23.8%
1.0 pts below England
School 23.8%
North Warwickshire 26.1%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.4%
17.9 pts below England
School 2.4%
North Warwickshire 4.3%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
North Warwickshire 1.1%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
93.1%
231
Any other White background
2.4%
6
White and Black Caribbean
2.0%
5
Any other Asian background
0.4%
1
Any other Black background
0.4%
1
Any other Mixed background
0.4%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 24.2% 60 of 248 pupils
3.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.2%
North Warwickshire 24.1%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.2% 45 pupils
England 14.8% 3.4 pts above
EHC plans 6.1% 15 pupils
England 6.0% 0.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 25
No specialist assessment yet 13
Social, emotional & mental health 10
Speech, language & communication 4
Specific learning difficulty 3
Moderate learning difficulty 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

66.0% 5.6 pts above England
School 66.0%
North Warwickshire 58.6%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

69.0%

4.8 pts below England

School 69.0%
North Warwickshire 70.6%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

69.0%

1.3 pts below England

School 69.0%
North Warwickshire 70.8%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

66.0%

6.0 pts below England

School 66.0%
North Warwickshire 69.7%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.51%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.71 pts lower than England
School 5.51%
North Warwickshire 7.01%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.68%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.14 pts lower than England
School 15.68%
North Warwickshire 18.57%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.08%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.72 pts lower than England
School 1.08%
North Warwickshire 2.14%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

95.4% 7.2 pts above England
Woodside CofE Primary School
95.4%
North Warwickshire
90.9%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information