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Wood's Foundation CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedAcademyChurch of EnglandNottinghamNottinghamshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredThere isn't enough published data yet. To get a score, a school needs results or an inspection plus at least one other figure.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, April 2024
Reached the expected level at 1187%England 63%
Attendance94.9%England 94.8%

Wood's Foundation CofE Primary School is a converter academy in Nottingham for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.

Lingwood Lane, Woodborough, Nottingham, NG14 6DX0115 965 2136woodsfoundation.notts.sch.ukMr Duncan White headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 23 April 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Outstanding
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

31 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of Wood's Foundation CofE Primary School, the school this one replaced.

Reached the expected level at 1187%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level13%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score108.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score107.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 81%81%20172018: 70%70%20182019: 72%72%20192023: 75%75%20232024: 79%79%20242025: 87%87%2025
Since 2017: +6%
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure2025†2024†2023†2019†2018†2017†NottinghamshireEngland
Pupils tested312424322332
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths87%79%75%72%70%81%63%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths13%17%21%22%22%25%7%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score108.0104.0108.0106.0107.0108.0105.4105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score107.0105.0107.0106.0105.0109.0104.6104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score108.0104.0107.0105.0109.0110.0105.0105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard97%83%79%72%78%88%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard90%83%83%88%78%91%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)97%92%75%88%83%97%
Reading progressReading progress score+1.2-0.6-0.1+0.1
Maths progressMaths progress score+2.7-0.3-0.8+1.7

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

† These results are for Wood's Foundation CofE Primary School, the school this one replaced in August 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
87%88%
Gap 1 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

Will my child get a place?

The last child to get a place lived 2.1 miles away in 2026. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils, faith and other priority groups are placed first. After that, the closer you live, the better your chances. Type in your postcode to see how far away you are.

We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.

How places were given out for September 2026. More children applied than there were places. The last place went to a child living 2.1 miles from the school. Living closer than that didn't guarantee a place, but living much further away meant missing out that year.

EntryPlacesApplied at allGot a placeHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary60177602.1 milesLA
2025 Primary307727all offeredLA
2024 Primary306629all offeredLA

What a home within 2.1 miles of the school costs

Typical sale price within 2.1 miles of the school£310,000half sold for £235k to £415k
Homes sold376December 2023 to December 2025, Land Registry
Compared with the district+22%a typical home in the district sells for £255,000

Every home sold within that distance of the school (the typical cut-off over the last three years), of any type, from HM Land Registry records. If homes here cost more than the district average, that is the price people pay to live close enough to get in.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll
Places210
Pupils from low-income families7%7% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English1%First language is not English
White British pupils90%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.9% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance94.9%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school9.6%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Missed without permission2.1%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/25†2023/24†2022/23†2021/22†2020/21†2018/19†England
Sessions missedOverall absence5.1%5.2%5.3%6.1%5.6%3.1%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence2.9%2.9%3.2%4.6%4.7%2.2%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence2.1%2.2%2.0%1.5%0.8%0.9%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence9.6%9.5%10.0%13.7%19.9%3.8%12.8%

† These attendance figures are for Wood's Foundation CofE Primary School, the school this one replaced in August 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Money

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£5,868England £7,738. Total £1.1m
Income per pupil£6,217England £7,697. Total £1.2m
Spent on teachers per pupil£2,908England £3,480
Money in reserve0%In the red: -£4,439, -£24 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£65kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£5,868spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m2412 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate60 per 1,000 people34% lower than the England average
Typical house price£254,250Gedling
Nearest bus stop100 mSt Swithuns Church, 8 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St Wilfrid's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England1.4 miles208No overall grade 202576Compare
Lambley Primary SchoolCouncil1.5 miles189Good 202339Compare
Manor Park Infant and Nursery SchoolCouncil1.6 miles191Report card 202627Compare
Sir John Sherbrooke Junior SchoolAcademy1.8 miles184Not inspected9Compare
Lowdham CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England2.4 miles206Outstanding 202392Compare
Killisick Junior SchoolAcademy2.4 miles191Good 201973Compare
Pinewood Infant and Nursery SchoolCouncil2.4 miles185Outstanding 202395Compare
Burton Joyce Primary SchoolAcademy2.4 miles315Not inspected46Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Wood's Foundation CofE Primary School a good school?

Wood's Foundation CofE Primary School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in April 2024.

What is Wood's Foundation CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Wood's Foundation CofE Primary School good at its last full inspection on 23 April 2024.

How good are Wood's Foundation CofE Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 87% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 13% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Wood's Foundation CofE Primary School have?

The number of pupils is not published.

Is Wood's Foundation CofE Primary School oversubscribed, and how far away can you live?

Yes. For September 2026 the last place went to a child living 2.1 miles away. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups come before distance, so the cut-off moves every year.

What is attendance like at Wood's Foundation CofE Primary School?

Pupils were in school 94.9% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 10% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Lingwood Lane, Woodborough, Nottingham, NG14 6DX
Telephone
0115 965 2136
Website
www.woodsfoundation.notts.sch.uk
Headteacher
Mr Duncan White
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England, Diocese of Southwell
Multi-academy trust
Archway Learning Trust (13 schools)
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Ward
Dumbles
Constituency
Gedling
Setting
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 August 2026 (academy converter)
URN
152305 · LAESTAB 8913606 · UKPRN 10099860
Formerly
Wood's Foundation CofE Primary School

Where these figures come from