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Woodside Junior School

URN
147488
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Woodside Junior School
URN
147488
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
7-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

73 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

80

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#60 of 140 schools in Buckinghamshire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
13 May 2024
Inspection date
20 March 2024
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 13 May 2024

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Buckinghamshire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.woodsidejunior.co.uk/

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

82.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

82.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

85.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

77.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

HP6 6NW - Mitchell Walk, Amersham, Buckinghamshire

Contact details

Address
Mitchell Walk, Amersham, Buckinghamshire
Postcode
HP6 6NW
Phone
1494725897
Website
www.woodsidejunior.co.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Buckinghamshire
Local authority code
825

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 481 schools in Buckinghamshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

481

Open schools

275

Closed schools

205

Primary schools

287

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    13 May 202420 March 2024-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 13 May 2024
    • School remains Good

      Published
      13 May 2024
      Inspected
      20 March 2024
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    79

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary287 (60.2%)
    • Secondary79 (16.6%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other111 (23.3%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Woodside Junior School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Henry Allen Nursery School42 mNurseryOpen
    St George's Church of England Infant School496 mPrimaryOpen
    Raans Secondary School513 mSecondaryClosed
    Chestnut Lane School640 mPrimaryOpen
    Home Tuition Service660 mNot applicableOpen
    Elangeni School746 mPrimaryOpen
    The Oaks Pupil Referral Unit746 mNot applicableClosed
    Stony Dean School820 mNot applicableOpen
    Amersham and Wycombe College880 m16 plusClosed
    • Woodside Junior School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Henry Allen Nursery School
      Distance
      42 m
      Phase
      Nursery
      Status
      Open
    • St George's Church of England Infant School
      Distance
      496 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Raans Secondary School
      Distance
      513 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Buckinghamshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey View Primary AcademyPrimaryHP11 1BXOpen
    Ash Hill Primary SchoolPrimaryHP13 7HTOpen
    Ashmead Combined SchoolPrimaryHP21 8SUOpen
    Ashmead Combined SchoolPrimaryHP21 8SUClosed
    Aston Clinton SchoolPrimaryHP22 5JJOpen
    • Abbey View Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      HP11 1BX
      Status
      Open
    • Ash Hill Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      HP13 7HT
      Status
      Open
    • Ashmead Combined School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      HP21 8SU
      Status
      Open
    • Ashmead Combined School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      HP21 8SU
      Status
      Closed
    • Aston Clinton School
    Chestnut Lane School
    Distance
    640 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Home Tuition Service
    Distance
    660 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Elangeni School
    Distance
    746 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • The Oaks Pupil Referral Unit
    Distance
    746 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Stony Dean School
    Distance
    820 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Amersham and Wycombe College
    Distance
    880 m
    Phase
    16 plus
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    HP22 5JJ
    Status
    Open