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Woodlands Primary Academy

Great Yarmouth, NR31 8QQPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Apr 2023
KS2 Results
55%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
51 1st-choice / 55 places
Ranking
#9,340
of 13,686 nationally

About Woodlands Primary Academy

Woodlands Primary Academy sits within the Norfolk local authority, a large county with 344 primary schools, where it ranks 120th overall. In the more immediate Great Yarmouth area, the school places 16th out of 27 primary schools, placing it in the bottom half locally. For context, the top-performing peers in the same LA include Ditchingham Church of England Primary Academy and Surlingham Primary School, both with perfect ranking scores, and Stalham Academy close behind. Woodlands is a mixed, state-funded primary for ages 3 to 11, with a nursery on site, and currently has 463 pupils against a capacity of 420, meaning it is oversubscribed. In the 2025/26 admissions round, the school received 126 applications for 55 places, with 51 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2. 29. Headteacher Laura Brett leads a school that has seen significant improvement since its previous Ofsted inspection in 2015, when it was rated Requires Improvement across the board.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressChurch Walk, Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth, NR31 8QQ
HeadteacherLaura Brett
Local AuthorityNorfolk
Number of Pupils463
Free School Meals (FSM)14.5%
School Capacity463 / 420 (110% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

26 Apr 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (26 Apr 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 7 Sept 2017. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

After-school care

15:15-17:30

Source: woodlandsprimaryacademy.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Woodlands Primary Academy has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.