SCHOOL PROFILE

Woodlea Junior School

Primary Academy converter URN 152194
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 260 Published school capacity
Capacity used 83.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

30 March 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Lancashire
Trust ENDEAVOUR LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 217 217 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 102 47.0% of pupils
Male pupils 115 53.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

34.6%
9.8 pts above England
School 34.6%
South Ribble 20.3%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.8%
17.5 pts below England
School 2.8%
South Ribble 6.5%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
South Ribble 0.4%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
94.0%
204
Any other White background
1.4%
3
Any other Mixed background
0.9%
2
White and Black African
0.9%
2
White and Black Caribbean
0.9%
2
Irish
0.5%
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 12.4% 27 of 217 pupils
8.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.4%
South Ribble 18.2%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.2% 20 pupils
England 14.8% 5.6 pts below
EHC plans 3.2% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 2.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 13
Speech, language & communication 8
Social, emotional & mental health 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Physical disability 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.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

83.5% 4.7 pts below England
Woodlea Junior School
83.5%
South Ribble
88.5%
North West
90.6%
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