Woodlands School
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Woodlands School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Essex, East of England.
The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,513 pupils. Woodlands School is part of Compass Education Trust Ltd.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2023
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Outstanding
Academic Performance
Below average
Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25
- Attainment 8
- 42.1
- Grade 5+ in English & maths
- 32.9%
- EBacc average point score
- 3.85
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
53%Boys
47%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11 – 16
- Deprivation band
- Deprived
- Total pupils
- 1,513
- IDACI quintile
- 4 (Less deprived)
- MAT name
- Compass Education Trust Ltd
Inspection history
Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.
School remains Good
Ungraded inspection on 11 October 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.
Read the inspection letter on Ofsted| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2018 | Outstanding | 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.
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