Woodland Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Skelmersdale, Lancashire
Woodland Community Primary School is a primary school in Skelmersdale, Lancashire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 8 May 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Heathgate, Birch Green, Skelmersdale, WN8 6QH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 335 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 48.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 8 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be members of Woodlands Community Primary School.”
- “They are happy in school and enjoy being part of the school’s caring and tight-knit community.”
- “Pupils are kind, well behaved and considerate.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “This is because, until recently, pupils have not experienced a well-designed curriculum.”
- “Consequently, some pupils do not have a secure enough knowledge of the different subjects that they study.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 2024 (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) | 69% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 24 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale 0.3 mi School remains Good
- St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale 0.6 mi Good
- Cobbs Brow School 0.7 mi Not judged
- Hillside Community Primary School 0.7 mi Good
- Delph Side Community Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged
- Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Good
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Good
- Crow Orchard Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good