Woodlands Primary Academy
Oldham
SOUTH PENNINE ACADEMIES is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 11 member schools: 8 primary schools, 3 secondary schools. Local authorities: Calderdale | Kirklees | Oldham. Regions: North West | Yorkshire and the Humber. — from the SOUTH PENNINE ACADEMIES public record.
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School information
- Official name
- Woodlands Primary Academy
- Address
- Woodlands Primary Academy, Broadbent Road
- Postcode
- OL1 4HU
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Parliamentary constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- URN (official identifier)
- 144025
- Establishment number
- 2020
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 292
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 315
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- SOUTH PENNINE ACADEMIES
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Hayes
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 11 Mar 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- woodlandsprimaryacademy.org
- Telephone
- 01613595698
- Date opened
- 1 Mar 2017
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Woodlands Primary Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Oldham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 292 | 45,794 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 48.3% | 35.6% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 19.2% | 12.6% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 3.8% | 7.2% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 15.4% | 31.6% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
6 published inspections for Woodlands Primary Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· S5 Inspection
Read report- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 28 Apr 2025
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 27 Feb 2020
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Watersheddings Primary School (URN 105635)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category of concern
- SM
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Inadequate
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 6 Jul 2016
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Watersheddings Primary School (URN 105635)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 27 Mar 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Watersheddings Primary School (URN 105635)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 1 Apr 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Watersheddings Primary School (URN 105635)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 22 Oct 2007
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Woodlands Primary Academy
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Oldham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 7.3% | 5.3% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 21.3% | 15.1% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Woodlands Primary Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £199,950 for 129 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Oldham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 49.8% | 37.5% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £772 | £501 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Woodlands Primary Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 328 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Oldham average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,390,000 £7,287 per pupil | £7,252 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £2,079,000 £6,338 per pupil | £6,835 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £837,000 £2,552 per pupil · 40.3% | £3,128 · 45.8% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £595,000 £1,814 per pupil · 28.6% | £1,235 · 18.1% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £143,000 £436 per pupil · 6.9% | £257 · 3.8% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £107,000 £326 per pupil · 5.1% | £239 · 3.5% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £311,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £0 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £5,401 per pupil, supply and agency £292 per pupil — spending up £937 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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