Woodside Primary School

Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · Ruardean, Gloucestershire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Gloucestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Woodside Primary School is a primary school in Ruardean, Gloucestershire for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 July 2023. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

Woodside Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2019	🔒 With a pass

And 7 earlier figures.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out in all 7 earlier years with a published outcome.
Reception 2026 had 14 first-choice applications for 14 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
In the January 2026 census, 7.4% of pupils were eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 25% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Gloucestershire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Denehurst, Ruardean Woodside, Ruardean, GL17 9XP
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 5–11
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 122 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 7.4% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 19

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 18 July 2023

Strengths

“Pupils and staff at Woodside Primary School have strong, respectful relationships.”
“Pupils talk to staff if they have a problem because they know they will get support.”
“Pupils understand the school values that teach the importance of respect for other people.”

To improve

“While pupils enjoy attending clubs such as construction and sports clubs, opportunities for pupils’ wider development are more limited.”
“However, pupils do not have sufficient opportunities to put into practice the personal and social skills they are taught.”
“There are few opportunities for them to take on responsibility, to understand active citizenship and develop an understanding of different communities.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	65%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 14 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 14 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Gloucestershire.

Ruardean Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
Steam Mills Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Drybrook Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
Lydbrook Primary School 1.6 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Forest View Primary School 2.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
St White's Primary School 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
English Bicknor Church of England Primary School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published