Community school · Wiltshire

Woodlands Primary School

2–11Ages
193Pupils
PrimaryPhase
126264URN

Winding Way, Salisbury, SP2 9DY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.1per place

0.8 below Wiltshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wiltshire

28 applications for 25 places · 125th of 125 in Wiltshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 16 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.1applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Wiltshire median (1.9) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

28 applications · 25 places offered · 25 named it first

2026 1.1; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2025 1.2; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2024 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2023 1.1; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2022 1.3; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2021 1.5; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 1.2; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2019 1.5; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2018 1.2; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2017 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2016 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2015 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2014 1.3; Wiltshire median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Wiltshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Wiltshire 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	25	28	1.1	25	1.00
Sep 2025	21	25	1.2	17	0.81
Sep 2024	19	27	1.4	15	0.79
Sep 2023	27	30	1.1	21	0.78
Sep 2022	30	38	1.3	29	0.97
Sep 2021	25	38	1.5	21	0.84
Sep 2020	30	36	1.2	30	1.00
Sep 2019	24	37	1.5	23	0.96
Sep 2018	26	32	1.2	23	0.88
Sep 2017	29	50	1.7	35	1.21
Sep 2016	30	47	1.6	34	1.13
Sep 2015	29	41	1.4	32	1.10
Sep 2014	30	38	1.3	31	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 61% · Maths 57% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%123rd of 174 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Wiltshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Wiltshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Wiltshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Wiltshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Wiltshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Wiltshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wiltshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	50%	4%	104	102
2023/24	42%	0%	100	99
2022/23	53%	0%	104	104

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

Good2023

1.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Bemerton St John Church of England Primary
0.9 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

2.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Pembroke Park Primary School
1.0 km · Wiltshire

Good2023

2.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St. Peter's CE Primary Academy
1.5 km · Wiltshire

Good2022

1.7applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Stratford-sub-Castle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.6 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

3.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School
1.7 km · Wiltshire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School
1.8 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury
2.9 km · Wiltshire

Standards maintained2025

70%met the SATs standard
Wyndham Park Infants' School
3.0 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 126264 · 865/2190
Capacity: 262 pupils · 193 on roll
Free school meals: 58.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Winding Way, Salisbury, SP2 9DY
Local authority: Wiltshire

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