Woodlands Academy

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

NottinghamLocal Authority

Nottingham North and KimberleyConstituency

NG8 3EZPostcode

0.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Woodlands Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 3–16, located in Nottingham, East Midlands.

It currently serves 96 pupils. Woodlands Academy is part of RALEIGH EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 0.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.06

Ethnicity

White

59%

Asian

18%

Black

10%

Mixed

11%

Any other group

Pupils

Total Pupils

75%Boys

25%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

68%

England average

27%

First language not English

21%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 3 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 96
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: RALEIGH EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
15 Jan 2025	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
1 Mar 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.