Woodlands School
Foundation special school · Ages 2–19 · Plymouth
Woodlands School is a special school in Plymouth for ages 2–19. Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 8 February 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Woodview Learning Community, Picklecombe Drive, Off Tamerton Foliot Road, Plymouth, PL6 5ES
- Type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 2–19
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 97 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 8 February 2023
Strengths
- “Woodlands School is a warm, welcoming place where pupils thrive.”
- “Leaders and staff share a determination to give every pupil a voice.”
- “Promoting and developing pupils’ communication skills and independence are at the heart of all the school does.”
To improve
- “However, some staff have more limited specialist subject knowledge in a few subjects.”
- “For example, in some foundation subjects, staff’s understanding of how to deliver the planned curriculum is in its infancy.”
- “As a result, pupils do not build their knowledge as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Straight-line distance, in Plymouth.
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