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Woodland Community Primary School

Community school · Skelmersdale · WN8 6QH

Ages 3–11 · 335 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

64%

Overall absence

8.5%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-05-08

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
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 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)64%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence8.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)30.0%
Unauthorised3.5%
Authorised absence
5.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.2%
Enrolments in measure
317

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

27

Places offered

27

1st-preference offers

27

Total preferences (any rank)
41
Preferred offers (top 3)
27
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill96%

335 pupils · 350 places

Pupils on roll
335
Boys / girls
175 / 160
School capacity
350
Capacity fill
335 / 350 (96%)
Free school meals
48.7%
FSM pupils
163
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Keeley Taberner

Location

Address
Heathgate, Birch Green
Postcode
WN8 6QH
Town
Skelmersdale
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

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

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, 335 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 48.7%.

Open schools in Skelmersdale
28
Primary schools in Skelmersdale
19
Academies among open schools in Skelmersdale
11% (3)
Open schools in WN8
32
Primary in WN8
24
Open schools in Lancashire LA
709
Primary in Lancashire LA
483

Nearby primary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in SkelmersdaleNear WN8

  • Cobbs Brow School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Skelmersdale · WN8 6SU · Lancashire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM26.0%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Hillside Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Skelmersdale · WN8 6DE · Lancashire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence8.7%
    • FSM59.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Delph Side Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Skelmersdale · WN8 6ED · Lancashire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM43.8%
    • Demand1.10

    0.7 miles away

  • St Edmund's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Skelmersdale · WN8 8NP · Lancashire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS213%
    • Absence11.0%
    • FSM57.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • Crow Orchard Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Skelmersdale · WN8 8QG · Lancashire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM31.1%
    • Demand0.79

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Keeley Taberner
Telephone
01695720018
Website
www.woodlandschool.co.uk/

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