Woodlands Primary School

General Information

Address: Higham School Lane, Hunt Road, Tonbridge, TN10 4BB
Phone: 01732355577
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Vicki Lonie
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 540
School capacity: 630
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 136
% eligible for free school meals: 25.2%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 13.8%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 13.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 22 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 15 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 10 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 10 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 9 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Vision impairment: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £6,395 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #21 of 41 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#19Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill£6,840
#20St George's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£6,409
#21Woodlands Primary School£6,395
#22Stocks Green Primary School£6,352
#23Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase£6,348

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Shipbourne School£10,075
#2Borough Green Primary School£9,896
#3Plaxtol Primary School£9,128
#4Long Mead Community Primary School£9,114
#5West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp£8,356
#6Cage Green Primary School£8,280
#7Lift St James the Great£7,866
#8St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles£7,489
#9Trottiscliffe Church of England Primary School£7,477
#10Hadlow Primary School£7,358
#11Platt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£7,284
#12Mereworth Community Primary School£7,127
#13Offham Primary School£7,035
#14Ryarsh Primary School£7,031
#15Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment£6,946
#16Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£6,873
#17Wateringbury Church of England Primary School£6,857
#18Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes£6,856
#19Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill£6,840
#20St George's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£6,409
#21Woodlands Primary School£6,395
#22Stocks Green Primary School£6,352
#23Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase£6,348
#24St Peter's Church of England Primary School£6,316
#25Lunsford Primary School£6,255
#26Snodland CofE Primary School£6,232
#27Hildenborough Church of England Primary School£6,161
#28The Discovery School£6,088
#29Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery£6,045
#30More Park Catholic Primary School£6,039
#31Burham Church of England Primary School£6,035
#32St Katherine's School & Nursery£6,024
#33East Peckham Primary School£6,015
#34Bishop Chavasse Primary School£5,983
#35Tunbury Primary School£5,851
#36Royal Rise Primary School£5,660
#37Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy£5,659
#38Sussex Road Community Primary School£5,629
#39St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School£5,496
#40Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford£5,311
#41Ightham Primary School£3,943

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