Woodlands Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.25 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Woodlands Primary School is a primary school in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Woodlands 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 | 0.25 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.35 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.68 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.23 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.53 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.37 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.37 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.29 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.55 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.55 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.66 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.70 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 21% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 share was the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
- Reception 2026 had 33 first-choice applications for 27 offers: 22 offers went to first-choice families, and 11 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 under one of its admission criteria lived 0.25 miles away, nearer than in 2025 and nearer than in 2015.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Alban Crescent, Borehamwood, WD6 5JF
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 218 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 2 June 2026
Strengths
- “This is a happy, inclusive school.”
- “Everyone is welcomed and supported to succeed, regardless of their starting point.”
- “Pupils attend increasingly well, because they feel safe and find learning fun.”
To improve
- “That said, leaders know that the number of pupils who are frequently absent from school is still too high.”
- “Reducing this continues to be a priority.”
- “Occasionally, staff do not use checks on learning as effectively as they could to inform their decisions about what to teach next.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 June 2026 (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) | 66% | 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: 33 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 22 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 Hertfordshire.
- Cowley Hill School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Teresa Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Parkside Community Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Meryfield Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Monksmead School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Yavneh Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Kenilworth Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Summerswood Primary School 1.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
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