Community school · Wirral

Woodlands Primary School

2–11Ages
314Pupils
PrimaryPhase
104990URN

Hollybank Road, Birkenhead, CH41 2SY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.4 below Wirral median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wirral

50 applications for 36 places · 69th of 74 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 23 June 2026Published 9 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

23 June 2026
Report card · 3 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention
18 May 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Wirral median (1.8) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

50 applications · 36 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 1.4; Wirral median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Wirral median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Wirral median median 1.6
2023 1.3; Wirral median median 1.6
2022 1.3; Wirral median median 1.6
2021 1.2; Wirral median median 1.6
2020 1.3; Wirral median median 1.6
2019 1.3; Wirral median median 1.7
2018 1.5; Wirral median median 1.8
2017 1.4; Wirral median median 1.7
2016 1.9; Wirral median median 1.8
2015 1.8; Wirral median median 1.9
2014 1.7; Wirral median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Wirral median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Wirral median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	36	50	1.4	32	0.89
Sep 2025	44	69	1.6	47	1.07
Sep 2024	43	62	1.4	46	1.07
Sep 2023	41	55	1.3	40	0.98
Sep 2022	36	48	1.3	32	0.89
Sep 2021	41	49	1.2	34	0.83
Sep 2020	43	56	1.3	36	0.84
Sep 2019	39	52	1.3	35	0.90
Sep 2018	44	65	1.5	45	1.02
Sep 2017	44	63	1.4	38	0.86
Sep 2016	40	75	1.9	36	0.90
Sep 2015	44	79	1.8	41	0.93
Sep 2014	45	77	1.7	43	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 64% · Maths 74% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%40th of 74 in Wirral

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Wirral 74% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Wirral 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Wirral 68% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Wirral 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Wirral 70% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Wirral 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wirral median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	2%	102	103
2023/24	45%	0%	100	102
2022/23	46%	0%	102	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Woodlands Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School
0.2 km · Wirral

Good2023

1.8applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Wirral

Good2023

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Mersey Park Primary School
0.9 km · Wirral

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Woodchurch Road Academy
1.0 km · Wirral

2025

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Cathcart Street Primary School
1.0 km · Wirral

2026

1.5applications per place 26%met the SATs standard
The Priory Parish CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Wirral

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Well Lane Primary School
1.3 km · Wirral

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.6applications per place
Devonshire Park Primary School
1.4 km · Wirral

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104990 · 344/2021
Capacity: 336 pupils · 314 on roll
Free school meals: 61.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Hollybank Road, Birkenhead, CH41 2SY
Local authority: Wirral

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources