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Woodlea Junior School

Primary · Leyland · PR25 1JL

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 30 March 2023

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At a glance

217 pupils · 83% of 260 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
34.6% of pupils (January 2026)
Website
www.woodleajuniors.co.uk
URN
152194

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 30 March 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 94% (Lancashire 74%, England 60%) · Any other White background 1% (Lancashire 3%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Lancashire 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Lancashire 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Lancashire 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
14.5%
England 17.5%

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher31.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work36.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways12.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health44%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier80.1%62.3%
Social housing11.5%17.1%
Privately rented8.4%20.5%
Detached houses36.5%22.9%
Flats8.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms17.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van14.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01025446 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£180,000307 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£145,000–£252,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (74)£353,500
Semi-detached (108)£185,000
Terraced (95)£145,000
Flat (30)£142,500

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
25an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
8an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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