Academy special sponsor led Special Open

Woodlands School

Tilley Green, Wem, Shropshire, SY4 5PJ

Ofsted: Requires improvement (graded inspection, 5 March 2024). Last inspected 9 June 2026.

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54
Pupils
68.5%
Free school meals
1 April 2021
Opened

About this school

Woodlands School is an Academy special sponsor led serving special age pupils, located in Shropshire, Shropshire. The school has 54 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Requires improvement (graded inspection, 5 March 2024). Last inspected 9 June 2026. The Headteacher is J Taylor. The school is administered by Shropshire local authority. It belongs to MARCHES ACADEMY TRUST. It opened in 1 April 2021.

School details

Head
J Taylor
Trust
MARCHES ACADEMY TRUST
Local authority
Shropshire
Gender
Mixed
URN
148437

Admissions

Applications for places at Woodlands School are handled by the school or the local authority (Shropshire). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

4.9
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−2.40
Progress 8 · 2023-24
0%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
0%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
0.13
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
0%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

SATs Performance (Key Stage 2)

0%
Meeting the expected standard · 2024-25
0%
Reaching the higher standard · 2024-25
  • The expected standard means pupils reached the level the Department for Education expects in reading, writing and maths combined by the end of primary school.
  • The higher standard means pupils achieved a high score in reading and maths and were working at greater depth in writing.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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