Woodlands Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Bristol, Bristol, City of

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Not published

From Bristol City Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Woodlands Academy is a primary school in Bristol, Bristol, City of for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 July 2022. Bristol, City of has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.

Woodlands Academy 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	Not published
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

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%).
For Reception 2026 there were 15 first-choice applications for 15 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
There are 15.4 pupils per teacher, compared with a middle figure of 22.1 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bristol.
45.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 24% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bristol.

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

Key facts

Address: Whittock Road, Stockwood, Bristol, BS14 8DQ
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Bristol, City of
Pupils on roll: 133 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 45.1% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 15.4

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 12 July 2022

Strengths

“Pupils are proud and happy to attend Woodlands Primary School.”
“They are positive about their learning, especially reading, which they really enjoy.”
“Leaders have high expectations of pupils.”

To improve

“In other foundation subjects, these pupils sometimes find it difficult to secure their learning.”
“This is because teachers do not always know how to scaffold learning precisely enough in these subjects.”
“However, pupils have missed elements of this during the pandemic.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 September 2022 (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: 15 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 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 Bristol, City of.

Waycroft Academy 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
St Bernadette Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Perry Court E-ACT Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Oasis Academy New Oak 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
Bridge Farm Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
West Town Lane Academy 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Wansdyke Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
Ilminster Avenue E-ACT Academy 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published