The Woodlands Academy

Woodlands Drive, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 6QN

Good

Inspected 6 March 2024

Good

Ofsted

KS2 expected

2–16

Ages

138

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy special converter

Type

School Information

Local Authority: North Yorkshire →
School Type: Academy special converter
Age Range: Ages 2–16
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 138 / 136 (101%) · over capacity
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 6 March 2024

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

61.6%

Disadvantaged

6.5%

EAL

100%

SEN support

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

Where pupils go next

67%

Sustained destination

67%

Stayed in education

Apprenticeship

Attendance

16.0%

Overall absence

48.3%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

17.8

Teachers (FTE)

↓ -1.0 vs 2023/24

8.6

Pupils per teacher

↑ +0.6 vs 2023/24

31.13

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -1.8 vs 2023/24

£47,397

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 22% on leadership pay

↑ +£3,210 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£24,696

Spend per pupil

£28,159

Income per pupil

38%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.