Woodland Community Primary School
Community school in Skelmersdale, Lancashire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 335 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 350 |
| Free school meals | 48.70% |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Address | Heathgate, Birch Green, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 6QH |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.woodlandschool.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01695720018 |
| URN | 134599 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 8 May 2024, published 9 September 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 14 March 2023, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Cobbs Brow School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Hillside Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Delph Side Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Crow Orchard Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.