Wood's Foundation CofE Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Nottinghamshire·NG14 6DX
Composite score
71.7
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#1,560
National rank
#101
In East Midlands
#18
In Nottinghamshire
Top 11%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
87%
% achieving higher RWM
13%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
95%
37 first choices, 35 places
First choices per place
1.06
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
87
any preference, for 35 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.17
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020220.9520230.9320240.8920251.062026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Nottinghamshire does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Wood's Foundation CofE Primary School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
187
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
5.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
0.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
4.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.1%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
9.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,868
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Wood's Foundation CofE Primary School

Wood's Foundation CofE Primary School is a primary school in Nottinghamshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 187 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 87% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 8.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 11% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 95% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (37 first choices for 35 places). Overall pupil absence was 5.1%. There are about 19.3 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 5% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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