Woodside Primary School and Nursery

School overview

Woodside Primary School and Nursery is a primary school serving Dudley, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. It has 496 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Woodside Primary School and Nursery 'Good'. 28% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 17.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 99 in reading and 99 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 2% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Woodside Primary School and Nursery their first choice was offered one of its 56 Reception places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.70 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 8.2%. There are about 26.8 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 40% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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.