SCHOOL PROFILE

Woodlands Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 143118
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 45.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

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

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Ealing
Trust GRAND UNION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 192 181 full-time · 11 part-time
Female pupils 91 47.4% of pupils
Male pupils 101 52.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

42.2%
17.4 pts above England
School 42.2%
Ealing 28.0%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

68.2%
47.9 pts above England
School 68.2%
Ealing 54.4%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Ealing 0.2%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other ethnic group
21.4%
41
African
20.8%
40
Any other White background
15.1%
29
White British
12.0%
23
Any other Mixed background
6.8%
13
White and Black Caribbean
4.7%
9
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 22.9% 44 of 192 pupils
2.1 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.9%
Ealing 17.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.5% 24 pupils
England 14.8% 2.3 pts below
EHC plans 10.4% 20 pupils
England 6.0% 4.4 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 24
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Other difficulty or disability 3
Moderate learning difficulty 1
No specialist assessment yet 1

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

52.0% 8.4 pts below England
School 52.0%
Ealing 64.4%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

61.0%

12.8 pts below England

School 61.0%
Ealing 73.8%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

70.0%

0.3 pts below England

School 70.0%
Ealing 73.5%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

74.0%

2.0 pts above England

School 74.0%
Ealing 75.6%
London 77.7%
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

9.43%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.21 pts higher than England
School 9.43%
Ealing 6.51%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

27.44%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.62 pts higher than England
School 27.44%
Ealing 18.36%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

4.27%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

2.46 pts higher than England
School 4.27%
Ealing 1.82%
London 1.67%
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

45.7% 42.5 pts below England
Woodlands Academy
45.7%
Ealing
87.8%
London
85.9%
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