The Woodlands Academy
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
The Woodlands Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 2–16, located in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 146 pupils. The Woodlands Academy is part of Horizons Specialist Academy Trust.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2024
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Quality ofeducation
Good
Personaldevelopment
Good
Behaviour &attitudes
Good
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
68%Boys
32%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Special
- Age range
- 2 – 16
- Deprivation band
- Deprived
- Total pupils
- 146
- IDACI quintile
- 4 (Less deprived)
- MAT name
- Horizons Specialist Academy Trust
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2024 | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| 8 Mar 2020 | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Good | Good | Requires improvement |
A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.
Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.
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Nearby Special Schools
Other special schools within about 21 miles of North Yorkshire.
