Primary school in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Woodfield Infant School & Nursery
Woodfield Road, Copthorne, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 8LU
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 1 April 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 283
- Places
- 309
- How full
- 92% full — 283 of 309 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 130 / 153
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistently absent
- 6%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 6%
- English as an additional language
- 10%
- With an EHC plan
- 4%
- On SEN support
- 8%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Shropshire 023F, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 47%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 8%
- Households owning their home
- 78%
- Households in social housing
- 5%
- Households with no car
- 10%
- Adults economically inactive
- 54%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- EMPOWER TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Rebecca Preece
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Ward
- Porthill
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- URN
- 145791
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St George's Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 68% | 0.1 mi |
| Radbrook Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 50% | 0.8 mi |
| Bowbrook Primary SchoolFree schools | No grade | — | 0.9 mi |
| St Winefride's RC Independent SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.9 mi |
| Coleham Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2024 | 75% | 1.2 mi |
| Oxon CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Outstanding 2023 | 65% | 1.2 mi |
| Greenfields Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 81% | 1.3 mi |
| Meole Brace Church of England Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | Good 2019 | — | 1.5 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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