Woodford Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Mixed · Stockport
1 Saunders Roe Way, Stockport, SK7 1GX
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 18/03/2025
Application demand
88%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
97.2%
1.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
149
Capacity used
Has space64%
234 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
88%
1st preference success rate
30 of 34 families who put it first got an offer
30
Places offered
97
Total applications
3.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 34 | 30 | ● 88% |
| 2nd preference | 15 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 12 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 36 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 97 | 30 | 31% |
1st preference success by year
Stockport lets families list 6 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
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Elise Drake
- Address
- 1 Saunders Roe Way, Woodford, Stockport, SK7 1GX
- Phone
- 01615497100
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Ward / constituency
- Bramhall South & Woodford · Cheadle
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149080
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 2% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE LAURUS TRUST
149 pupils · 234 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
18 March 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 60 pupils
Attendance
97.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
2.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
1.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
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 Stockport council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.