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Woodhouse Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Trafford

Nursery Road, Manchester, M41 7WW

Website 01617485844

87

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 19/04/2023

Application demand

85%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

96.3%

4.4% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

228

Capacity used

Over capacity

109%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

85%

1st preference success rate

29 of 34 families who put it first got an offer

30

Places offered

96

Total applications

3.2

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3429● 85%
2nd preference271● 4%
3rd preference190● 0%
Later preferences (4th–5th)160● 0%
Total963031%

1st preference success by year

93%
2020
92%
2021
100%
2022
86%
2023
100%
2024
85%
2025

Trafford lets families list 5 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Julie O'Connor
Address
Nursery Road, Davyhulme, Manchester, M41 7WW
Phone
01617485844
Local authority
Trafford
Ward / constituency
Davyhulme · Stretford and Urmston
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
106332

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals8%——
English as additional language8%——
SEN support16%——
56% boys (128)44% girls (100)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

228 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    19 April 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 183 pupils

Attendance

96.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

3.7%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

4.4%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

1%
20/21
14%
21/22
4%
22/23
5%
23/24
4%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths87%——
Higher standard7%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard77%
+15% vs England
Higher standard20%
+12% vs England

Reading

Expected standard80%
+5% vs England
Higher standard43%
+10% vs England
Average score108
+2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard83%
+11% vs England
Greater depth23%
+10% vs England

Maths

Expected standard90%
+16% vs England
Higher standard47%
+21% vs England
Average score109
+4 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard80%
+7% vs England
Higher standard43%
+13% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Science

Expected standard97%
+15% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

832019902023872024772025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)77%61%
Higher standard20%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Trafford council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.