Woodside Primary School

About Woodside Primary School

If you're a parent weighing up Woodside Primary School, the numbers from other parents are a good place to start. In the most recent Parent View survey, covering the period from September 2024 to September 2025, a remarkable 99% of the 81 respondents said they would recommend the school. That's backed up by some very strong individual scores: 100% of parents agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy and feels safe, and 100% also felt the school makes sure pupils are well behaved. The school is clearly popular, too. For the 2025/26 reception intake, Woodside received 97 applications for just 30 places, an oversubscription ratio of 3.23. Only 21 of those offers went to first-preference families, so getting a place is competitive. It's worth noting that 23% of responding parents said their child has special educational needs or a disability, and 79% of those strongly agreed that the school gives them the support they need.

Academically, Woodside is a solidly performing primary school. In its most recent graded Ofsted inspection, which took place in 2025, the school was rated Good overall, with Good marks for leadership and management, early years provision, and behaviour and attitudes. This is a clear improvement from its previous inspection in 2013, when it was rated Requires Improvement. At Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That matches the local authority average for Hertfordshire exactly. The school's average scores in reading and maths were both 105, which is slightly above the national average of 100. In terms of higher standard attainment, 21% of pupils achieved that level in maths and 32% in reading, though only 4% hit the higher bar across all three subjects. Nationally, Woodside sits in the 46th percentile for its combined expected standard score, and within the Broxbourne local authority it ranks 12th out of 26 primary schools.

The school offers a good range of facilities for a primary of its size, including a library, music rooms, an ICT suite, a sports hall, and playing fields. There is a nursery provision on site for younger children. Clubs include chess, gardening, choir, science club, film club and art club, while the sporting offer covers gymnastics, netball, tennis, rounders, athletics and cross country. For children with SEND, the school has provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, social, emotional and mental health needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 229 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210, the school is slightly over capacity, which reflects its popularity. Woodside is a non-denominational state school for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It will suit families in Broxbourne who want a well-regarded local primary with strong parent satisfaction, a clear improvement trajectory, and a broad range of activities, but who are prepared for the competitive admissions process.

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