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Woodland Primary Academy

Primary school · Academy converter · ages 5 to 11 · Mixed

Clough Avenue, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2NJ

  • Pupils170
  • Ages5 to 11
  • Latest Ofsted21 Jan 2020
  • FundingState-funded
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Ofsted inspections

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Graded inspection · 21 Jan 2020

This inspection was of a predecessor school (Washacre Primary School), before it reopened under its current reference number. Ofsted says grades of a predecessor school can’t, in law, transfer to the new one.

Overall effectiveness: Good

  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Personal developmentGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Safeguarding is effectiveYes

Grades run from Outstanding to Inadequate (four steps, left to right).

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 · report published 16 Feb 2020

Read the full reports on Ofsted’s website (opens in a new tab) — they explain the reasons behind each grade.

Source: Ofsted, state-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (latest inspections as at 30 September 2026). Newer inspections may be on Ofsted’s website. How Ofsted inspections work.

Results

No results for this school are in the performance tables we use. Results are published for schools with pupils at the end of Year 6, Year 11 or 16 to 18 study, and figures are hidden when very few pupils are involved.

Source: Department for Education, school performance tables. England and local authority figures are the DfE’s own, for the same year.

Pupils and attendance

Pupils
170 (capacity 210)
72 girls, 98 boys
Eligible for free school meals
41.2% (currently eligible, census of January 2026)

Pupils with SEN support

Special educational needs, without an education, health and care (EHC) plan.

2024/25

This school
23.2%

Pupils with an EHC plan

An education, health and care plan sets out the support a child must get.

2024/25

This school
19.2%

Eligible for free school meals at any time in the last 6 years

2024/25

This school
44.1%

First language not English

This is not a measure of how well pupils speak English.

2024/25

This school
19.8%

Attendance

Overall absence

The share of possible mornings and afternoons missed, for any reason (authorised or not).

2024/25

This school
7.7%

Persistent absence

Pupils who missed 10% or more of their possible sessions.

2024/25

This school
26.5%

How absence is measured

Sources: Get Information about Schools; DfE school census and absence statistics via the performance tables. What these figures mean.

About the school

Type
Academy converter (Academies)
Phase
Primary
Trust
THE QUILL C OF E TRUST
Sponsor
St Bede C of E Primary Academy
Boys, girls or mixed
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Special needs catered for
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Opened
1 October 2024
Local authority
Bolton
Parliamentary constituency
Bolton West
URN
151024 (the DfE’s reference number for the school)

Source: Get Information about Schools (Department for Education). See the full record (opens in a new tab).

Admissions

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