School profile

Woodside Primary School

Primary · Community school · Runcorn, WA7 5YP

Requires improvement

Map showing Woodside Primary School

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Numbers on map: pupil ages
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Good
Requires improvement
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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#5,847 of 15,057

Better than 61% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Woodside Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 6 May 2026

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Early years
Needs attention
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages5 to 11
Pupils116 of 147 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr Richard Collings
Local authorityHalton

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 111125.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolHaltonEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths68%62%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths14%8%8%
Average reading score108105106
Average maths score106104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score107105105
Expected standard in reading82%75%76%
Expected standard in writing77%72%73%
Expected standard in maths91%73%75%
Pupils taking tests22--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils116
Girls58
Boys58
Eligible for free school meals72.4%
First language not English5.2%
SEN support28
EHC plan19
Average class size16.6

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
87.9%
Other Asian
4.3%
Other mixed
2.6%
White and Black African
1.7%
Indian
0.9%
Other ethnic group
0.9%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Other White
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolHaltonEngland
Overall absence7.9%5.5%5.1%
Persistent absence22.8%14.9%13.2%
Severe absence2.6%0.8%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)13
Applications (Reception)23
First preference applications (Reception)13
First preference offers (Reception)13
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places147
Pupils on roll116
Unfilled places21.1%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher12.9
Pupils per adult6.4
Teachers (FTE)9
Teaching assistants (FTE)9
Support staff (FTE)12.87
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/259.5
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/259
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250.5
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate8.1%
Pupils with one or more suspensions3.6%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Woodside Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miSecondaryBlessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.4 miPrimaryHalton Lodge Nursery & Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Requires improvement
0.4 miPrimaryHallwood Park Primary School and NurseryAcademy sponsor led
Inadequate
0.5 miPrimaryThe Holy Spirit Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.5 miPrimaryBeechwood Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.5 miPrimaryCastle View Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miAll-throughThe Grange SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.7 miSecondaryThe Heath SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miPrimaryHillview Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryPewithall SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Woodside Primary School

What is Woodside Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Woodside Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 6 May 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Woodside Primary School rank in England?

Woodside Primary School ranks 5,847 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (better than 61% of schools).

How many pupils attend Woodside Primary School?

Woodside Primary School has 116 pupils aged 5 to 11, with capacity for 147.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.