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Woodlands Primary School

Wirral, CH41 2SYPrimaryAges 2–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2022
KS2 Results
45%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
47 1st-choice / 44 places
Ranking
#11,712
of 13,686 nationally

About Woodlands Primary School

Woodlands Primary School sits within the Wirral local authority, a large area with 90 primary schools where only six currently hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating. The school ranks 47th out of 64 primaries in the borough on the key stage 2 expected standard measure, placing it in the bottom half of local schools. For context, the top-performing nearby peers include Thornton Hough Primary School, Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School, and Poulton Lancelyn Primary School, all of which score considerably higher on the same metric. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Mersey Park Primary School, just 0.9 kilometres away. Woodlands itself has been rated Good by Ofsted since at least 2011, and its most recent ungraded inspection in 2022 confirmed it remains Good. Headteacher Gemma Crosthwaite leads a school that is noticeably oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 academic year, 69 families applied for 44 places, with 47 putting it as their first preference.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressHollybank Road, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 2SY
HeadteacherGemma Crosthwaite
Local AuthorityWirral
Number of Pupils341
Free School Meals (FSM)56.9%
School Capacity341 / 336 (101% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

18 May 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (18 May 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 23 Nov 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

7
Outdoor PlaygroundICT SuiteSports HallSensory RoomLibraryForest SchoolChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

AthleticsDanceNetballFootballCricketGymnastics

Clubs & Activities

Art ClubDramaScience ClubFilm ClubCoding

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalOther

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

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