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Open, but proposed to closeOfsted: GoodURN 131574

Woodfield

Community special school · Coventry · CV4 7AB

Ages 5–16 · 163 pupils · Coventry

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Ofsted

Good

Attainment 8

6.2

Overall absence

26.8%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-11-21

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-1.62
−20+2
Attainment 86.2
English & maths grade 5+0%
English & maths grade 4+5%
EBacc entry0%

EBacc APS: 0.5

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)0%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — GPS
99.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence26.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)58.4%
Unauthorised11.7%
Authorised absence
15.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
21.1%
Enrolments in measure
161

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill107%

163 pupils · 152 places

Pupils on roll
163
Boys / girls
148 / 15
School capacity
152
Capacity fill
163 / 152 (107%)
Free school meals
74.8%
FSM pupils
122
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community special school

Age range

Ages 5–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community special school
Headteacher
Mr Nico De Groot

Location

Address
Stoneleigh Road
Postcode
CV4 7AB
Town
Coventry
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Coventry
District
Coventry
Constituency
Coventry South
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Special classes
Has Special Classes

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community special school, Ages 5–16, in Coventry, Coventry, 163 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: special school. Free school meals: 74.8%. SEN provision includes: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health.

Open schools in Coventry
143
Academies among open schools in Coventry
46% (66)
Open schools in CV4
15
Open schools in Coventry LA
130

Nearby schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Grange Farm Primary School

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Nico De Groot
Telephone
02476418755
Website
https://woodfieldschool.net/

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