Academy sponsor led · Norfolk

Woodlands Primary Academy

3–11Ages
458Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139580URN

Church Walk, Bradwell, Great Yarmouth, NR31 8QQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

112 applications for 57 places · 76th of 180 in Norfolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2023

Inspection history

26 April 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
27 June 2017
Graded inspection: 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

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Norfolk median (2.0) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

112 applications · 57 places offered · 55 named it first

2026 2.0; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 2.3; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 2.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 2.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
2019 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
2018 2.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
2017 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.6
2016 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.6
2015 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.7
2014 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Norfolk median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Norfolk 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	57	112	2.0	55	0.96
Sep 2025	55	126	2.3	51	0.93
Sep 2024	60	118	2.0	53	0.88
Sep 2023	51	92	1.8	48	0.94
Sep 2022	60	111	1.9	56	0.93
Sep 2021	58	136	2.3	54	0.93
Sep 2020	54	114	2.1	39	0.72
Sep 2019	59	120	2.0	51	0.86
Sep 2018	44	94	2.1	28	0.64
Sep 2017	60	105	1.8	43	0.72
Sep 2016	60	107	1.8	57	0.95
Sep 2015	59	103	1.8	50	0.85
Sep 2014	59	104	1.8	45	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 65% · Maths 78% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%105th of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Norfolk 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Norfolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	60%	0%	105	105
2023/24	55%	0%	104	102
2022/23	69%	6%	105	105

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 AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Hillside Primary School
0.4 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Homefield VC CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Ormiston Herman Academy
1.1 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy
1.7 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
East Norfolk Sixth Form College
2.0 km · Norfolk

Not yet inspected
Moorlands CofE Primary Academy
2.1 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Wroughton Infant Academy
2.1 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place
Wroughton Junior Academy
2.1 km · Norfolk

2026

56%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139580 · 926/2046
Trust: Creative Education Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 458 on roll
Free school meals: 10.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2013
Replaced: Woodlands School, Bradwell (URN 120997)
Address: Church Walk, Bradwell, Great Yarmouth, NR31 8QQ
Local authority: Norfolk · Great Yarmouth

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