Woodside Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Oswestry, Shropshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
7.432 miles
Published by Shropshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024 figure 🔒
Woodside Primary School is a primary school in Oswestry, Shropshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 9 October 2024. Shropshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 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 | 7.432 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026's last distance offered, 7.432 miles, was 24th longest of 123 Shropshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 4.25 miles).
- There were 64 first-choice applications for 64 Reception offers in 2026, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Shropshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Gittin Street, Oswestry, SY11 1DT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Shropshire
- Pupils on roll
- 558 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 9 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils feel safe and enjoy coming to this happy school.”
- “They say the school is ‘full of kindness’ and that it is ‘like a big family’.”
- “The school has high expectations of its pupils.”
To improve
- “Pupils’ attendance fell sharply after the COVID-19 epidemic.”
- “However, some pupils are still absent from school without good reason.”
- “Alongside this, not all parents understand fully the importance of regular school attendance.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 November 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) | 56% | 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: 64 first-preference applications, 64 offers in total, 64 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 Shropshire.
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- The Meadows Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Morda CofE Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Whittington CofE (VA) Primary School 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Gobowen Primary School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Selattyn CofE Primary School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Trefonen CofE Primary School 2.9 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published