Woodwater Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 5 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Devon
Unique reference
139019
Address
Woodwater Lane, EX2 5AW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
344 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
50.0%
Girls
50.0%
First language not English
26.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
22.4%
Persistent absence
18.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 67.2%
Indian 8.1%
Other White 7.6%
Other 5.8%
African 2.9%
Mixed 2.7%
Unclassified 1.5%
Pakistani 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Other Asian 0.9%
Other Black 0.9%
Chinese 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.3
WritingAverage0.8
MathsAverage1.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 73%
Local authority average 57%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 11%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Woodwater Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
45
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
55
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
45
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.4
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
2
2
0
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
36
16
20
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
5
2
3
Reception, Full-time
45
19
26
Year 1
44
20
24
Year 2
46
20
26
Year 3
41
23
18
Year 4
43
24
19
Year 5
44
22
22
Year 6
37
24
13
Year 2024-2025

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