Primary school in Telford, Telford and Wrekin
Woodlands Primary School and Nursery
Ironbridge Road, Madeley, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 5HX
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 14 March 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Places
- 468
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Telford and Wrekin 022C, 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
- 26%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 23%
- Households owning their home
- 63%
- Households in social housing
- 22%
- Households with no car
- 19%
- Adults economically inactive
- 43%
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 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- FOUR HILLS EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Joanne Duncombe
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Ward
- Ironbridge Gorge
- Constituency
- Telford
- URN
- 151854
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Reynolds Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | Outstanding 2023 | — | 0.2 mi |
| John Fletcher of Madeley Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | 72% | 0.7 mi |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 48% | 1 mi |
| Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | — | 1 mi |
| Aqueduct Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Requires improvement 2022 | 60% | 1.2 mi |
| Sir Alexander Fleming Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 58% | 1.3 mi |
| Broseley CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 50% | 1.3 mi |
| John Randall Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 44% | 1.4 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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