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Woodland Primary Academy

Primary · Bolton · BL5 2NJ

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 21 January 2020

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At a glance

170 pupils · 81% of 210 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
41.2% of pupils
English as additional language
19.8% of pupils
SEN support
23.2% of pupils
EHC plan
19.2% of pupils
Website
www.woodlandprimaryacademy.org
URN
151024

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.73 first-choice applications per place

22 places offered · 16 first-choice applications · usually has places

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
8.8%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
27.8%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£9,348
Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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