Woodgate Primary School

About Woodgate Primary School

Woodgate Primary School sits within the Birmingham local authority, a large and varied primary landscape where it ranks 204th out of 254 schools in the LA, placing it in the bottom half of the table. For context, the top-performing peers in the area include Little Sutton Primary School, Cromwell Junior and Infant School, and Lift Lea Forest, all of which score significantly higher on the same ranking metric. Woodgate’s own ranking score of 53 reflects the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2. The school is a mixed, state-funded primary for children aged 4 to 11, with a non-religious character. It is led by headteacher Deborah Colley and currently has 404 pupils on roll, just shy of its capacity of 420. A notably high proportion of pupils — 62.6 per cent — are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average, which gives a clear sense of the community it serves.

Academically, Woodgate’s most recent Key Stage 2 results, from the 2023/24 academic year, show that 53 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is ten percentage points below the Birmingham LA average of 63 per cent. Only 2 per cent of pupils reached the higher standard across all three subjects. Looking at individual subjects, 67 per cent achieved the expected standard in reading and the same in maths, while 65 per cent did so in writing. Average scaled scores were 102 in reading and 101 in maths. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, awarded a Good rating across all areas judged — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This is consistent with its previous Good rating from 2019, though the earlier inspection had noted early years provision as Requires Improvement at that time. The school has held a Good rating across both its recent inspections.

The school offers a solid range of facilities, including a library, music rooms, art studios, a gymnasium, playing fields, an outdoor playground, a dining hall, and a Forest School area. Sports on offer include football, netball, cricket, rounders, athletics and gymnastics, while clubs include chess, book club, eco club and science club. Woodgate has a broad SEND offer, with provisions for autistic spectrum disorder, speech, language and communication needs, social, emotional and mental health difficulties, hearing impairment, physical disability, and moderate learning difficulty. In the most recent Parent View survey, 96 per cent of the 49 respondents would recommend the school, and strong majorities agreed their child is happy and feels safe. For the 2025/26 admissions round, the school was oversubscribed, with 150 applications for 50 places and 40 first-preference offers made. This is a school that clearly serves a high-needs community and is well regarded by its families, but its academic outcomes sit below the local average.

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