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Wood's Foundation CofE Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Nottingham · NG14 6DX

Ages 4–11 · 207 pupils · Nottinghamshire

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

79%

Overall absence

5.1%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-04-23

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
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)79%
Higher standard (RWM)17%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
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 absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.5%
Unauthorised2.2%
Authorised absence
2.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
168

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

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

27

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

27

Total preferences (any rank)
66
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
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 fill99%

207 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
207
Boys / girls
103 / 104
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
207 / 210 (99%)
Free school meals
6.8%
FSM pupils
14
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Southwell
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mr Duncan White

Location

Address
Lingwood Lane, Woodborough
Postcode
NG14 6DX
Town
Nottingham
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
District
Gedling
Constituency
Gedling
Urban/rural
Larger rural: 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 voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 207 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 6.8%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Southwell.

Open schools in Nottingham
309
Primary schools in Nottingham
226
Academies among open schools in Nottingham
60% (185)
Open schools in NG14
11
Primary in NG14
9
Open schools in Nottinghamshire LA
371
Primary in Nottinghamshire LA
286

Nearby primary schools

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

  • Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Nottingham · NG14 6FG · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM13.5%
    • Demand0.97

    1.4 miles away

  • Lambley Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Nottingham · NG4 4QF · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM6.3%
    • Demand1.13

    1.5 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Nottingham · NG14 6JZ · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM20.9%
    • Demand1.00

    1.6 miles away

  • Sir John Sherbrooke Junior School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG14 6JZ · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM37.5%

    1.8 miles away

  • Lowdham CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Nottingham · NG14 7BE · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM5.3%
    • Demand0.92

    2.4 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG5 8BY · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS285%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM37.7%

    2.4 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Nottingham · NG5 8BU · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM23.5%
    • Demand0.98

    2.4 miles away

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