Academy sponsor led · Oldham

Woodlands Primary Academy

2–11Ages
292Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144025URN

Woodlands Primary Academy, Broadbent Road, Oldham, OL1 4HU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 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

2.3per place

close to Oldham median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oldham

48 applications for 21 places · 31st of 70 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

40%met the expected standard

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 March 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

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

close to Oldham median (2.3) close to England median (2.2)

48 applications · 21 places offered · 21 named it first

2026 2.3; Oldham median median 2.3
2025 1.7; Oldham median median 1.8
2024 1.9; Oldham median median 1.9
2023 1.7; Oldham median median 1.9
2022 1.4; Oldham median median 1.7
2021 1.3; Oldham median median 1.8
2020 1.3; Oldham median median 1.8
2019 1.6; Oldham median median 1.9
2018 1.2; Oldham median median 1.9
2017 1.3; Oldham median median 1.8
2016 1.5; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.0; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Oldham median in 1 of 10 years.

This school
Oldham median

Dashed bars: as Watersheddings Primary School (URN 105635), the previous school.

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	21	48	2.3	21	1.00
Sep 2025	28	48	1.7	28	1.00
Sep 2024	22	42	1.9	20	0.91
Sep 2023	34	56	1.7	34	1.00
Sep 2022	31	43	1.4	30	0.97
Sep 2021	36	47	1.3	32	0.89
Sep 2020	37	48	1.3	29	0.78
Sep 2019	31	49	1.6	29	0.94
Sep 2018	41	47	1.2	35	0.85
Sep 2017	36	48	1.3	30	0.83
Sep 2016 *	33	49	1.5	30	0.91
Sep 2015 *	45	46	1.0	35	0.78
Sep 2014 *	34	48	1.4	31	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 47% · Maths 64% → all three 40% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard40%66th of 71 in Oldham

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Oldham 72% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Oldham 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard47%

Oldham 72% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Oldham 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Oldham 72% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Oldham 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Oldham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	40%	0%	101	100
2023/24	36%	0%	101	100
2022/23	56%	3%	103	102

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.3 km · Oldham

Good2024
Willowpark Primary Academy
0.5 km · Oldham

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Mayfield Primary School
0.6 km · Oldham

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Littlemoor Primary School
0.6 km · Oldham

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Greenacres Primary Academy
1.0 km · Oldham

2026

3.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Hodge Clough Primary School
1.1 km · Oldham

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

1.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Oldham

Requires improvement2024
Beever Primary School
1.4 km · Oldham

2026

1.8applications per place 54%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144025 · 353/2020
Trust: South Pennine Academies
Capacity: 315 pupils · 292 on roll
Free school meals: 52.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2017
Replaced: Watersheddings Primary School (URN 105635)
Address: Woodlands Primary Academy, Broadbent Road, Oldham, OL1 4HU
Local authority: Oldham

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