Woodside Primary School

About Woodside Primary School

Woodside Primary School sits within the Shropshire local authority, a large county with 127 primary schools in total. When ranked by the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, Woodside places 57th out of those 127 schools, putting it in the middle of the pack. Its top-performing local peers include Stottesdon CofE Primary School, St Lucia's CofE Primary School & Nursery, and Minsterley Primary School, all of which score higher on the same metric. Woodside is a state-funded, mixed-gender primary school for children aged 3 to 11, with no religious character. It is led by headteacher Claire Donaldson and currently has 591 pupils on roll, which is 87 more than its official capacity of 504. The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, receiving 103 applications for 55 places, all of which went to first-preference families. Around 21% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is slightly above the national average for primary schools.

In its most recent graded inspection, carried out in February 2015, Ofsted rated Woodside as Good overall, with Good marks for leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness. An ungraded inspection in October 2024 confirmed that standards had been maintained. Academically, the school's Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show that 54% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is below the Shropshire local authority average of 59%. In individual subjects, 64% met the expected standard in reading, 70% in writing, and 66% in maths. The proportion reaching the higher standard in all three subjects was 6%, while 21% achieved higher in maths, 22% in reading, and 9% in writing. Average scaled scores were 103 in both reading and maths. Nationally, Woodside ranks in the bottom half of primary schools on this combined measure, sitting at the 70th percentile.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a library, playing fields, sports hall, ICT suite, music rooms, and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, rounders, cricket, and swimming, while clubs range from chess and book club to science club, drama, and film club. Woodside has a nursery provision for younger children and provides support for a wide range of special educational needs, including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disabilities, and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent feedback is strong: 92% of respondents would recommend the school, and 96% agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy. Woodside suits families looking for a large, well-subscribed community primary with solid pastoral care and a good range of extracurricular activities, though those prioritising top-tier academic outcomes may want to compare results with higher-ranked local schools.

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