# The Woodlands Academy

The Woodlands Academy is a special school in North Yorkshire, for pupils aged 2 to 16.

It had 146 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E139482. [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Academy special converter
- Ages: 2 to 16
- Pupils: 146
- Council: North Yorkshire
- URN: 139482

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), March 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 6 March 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 0% of pupils at The Woodlands Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in North Yorkshire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | North Yorkshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | North Yorkshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 46.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 47.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 67.8% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 13 | – | – |

The Woodlands Academy teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Graham School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/graham-school-e146769): 300 m. Secondary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 38.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Scarborough Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scarborough-sixth-form-college-e130593): 680 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Barrowcliff School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barrowcliff-school-e121314): 810 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-catholic-school-a-catholic-voluntary-academy-e147212): 980 m. Secondary. School remains Good, October 2023. Attainment 8 of 43.6 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Newby and Scalby Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newby-and-scalby-academy-e145633): 1.3 km. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Scalby Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scalby-academy-e143288): 1.5 km. Secondary. Standards maintained, October 2024. Attainment 8 of 49.9 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139482)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139482)

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