SCHOOL PROFILE

Wood Field Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 149360
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 840 Published school capacity
Capacity used 71.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

24 June 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Sutton
Trust GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 604 604 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 286 47.4% of pupils
Male pupils 318 52.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

23.7%
1.1 pts below England
School 23.7%
Sutton 16.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

35.6%
15.3 pts above England
School 35.6%
Sutton 34.2%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Sutton 1.5%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
38.7%
234
Indian
12.1%
73
Any other Asian background
7.6%
46
Any other White background
7.5%
45
African
6.0%
36
Any other Mixed background
5.6%
34
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 29.1% 176 of 604 pupils
8.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 29.1%
Sutton 17.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.9% 84 pupils
England 14.8% 0.9 pts below
EHC plans 15.2% 92 pupils
England 6.0% 9.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 93
Speech, language & communication 41
Social, emotional & mental health 16
No specialist assessment yet 15
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Specific 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

62.0% 1.6 pts above England
School 62.0%
Sutton 65.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

75.0%

1.2 pts above England

School 75.0%
Sutton 75.7%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

65.0%

5.3 pts below England

School 65.0%
Sutton 70.7%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

78.0%

6.0 pts above England

School 78.0%
Sutton 75.3%
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

5.34%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.87 pts lower than England
School 5.34%
Sutton 6.01%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.99%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.18 pts higher than England
School 15.99%
Sutton 15.08%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.93%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.87 pts lower than England
School 0.93%
Sutton 1.60%
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

71.9% 16.3 pts below England
Wood Field Primary School
71.9%
Sutton
95.9%
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