Foundation school · Staffordshire

Wood Lane Primary School

3–11Ages
48Pupils
PrimaryPhase
124057URN

Wood Lane, Bignall End, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 8PH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

1.3 above Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

19 applications for 6 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

36%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision	Good

Inspection history

24 June 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
21 October 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

3.2applications per place, Reception

1.3 above Staffordshire median (1.9) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

19 applications · 6 places offered · 6 named it first

2026 3.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 5.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 3.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 3.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 3.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 3.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 3.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 3.2; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 2.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 2.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2015 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2014 2.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8

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

This school
Staffordshire 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	6	19	3.2	6	1.00
Sep 2025	4	22	5.5	4	1.00
Sep 2024	5	18	3.6	5	1.00
Sep 2023	10	30	3.0	10	1.00
Sep 2022	11	36	3.3	11	1.00
Sep 2021	11	37	3.4	11	1.00
Sep 2020	15	46	3.1	16	1.07
Sep 2019	15	48	3.2	18	1.20
Sep 2018	11	32	2.9	11	1.00
Sep 2017	15	44	2.9	19	1.27
Sep 2016	15	37	2.5	16	1.07
Sep 2015	15	35	2.3	17	1.13
Sep 2014	14	40	2.9	12	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 45% · Maths 73% → all three 36% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard36%204th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard45%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Staffordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	36%	0%	105	101
2023/24	80%	0%	107	103
2022/23	88%	0%	107	108

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

Wood Lane Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Ravensmead Primary School
1.4 km · Staffordshire

Good2024

1.3applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Alsagers Bank Primary Academy
1.6 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School
2.0 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Crackley Bank Primary School
2.1 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Chesterton Primary School
2.6 km · Staffordshire

2025

2.1applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Churchfields Primary School
2.7 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Springhead Primary School
3.2 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Sun Academy Bradwell
3.2 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 77%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: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124057 · 860/2158
Trust: The Thomas Boughey Co-operative Learning Trust
Capacity: 120 pupils · 48 on roll
Free school meals: 35.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Wood Lane, Bignall End, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 8PH
Local authority: Staffordshire · Newcastle-under-Lyme

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources