The Woodlands School
Special schoolThe Woodlands School is a special school in Milton Keynes, for pupils aged 4 to 19. It had 239 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, May 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 12 May 2022
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at The Woodlands School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Milton Keynes and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Milton Keynes | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Milton Keynes | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 44.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 44.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 62.4% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 21 | – | – |
- The Woodlands School 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
In a straight line- The Hazeley AcademySecondary. School remains Good, February 2024. Attainment 8 of 47.4 (2025/26, provisional)150 m
- Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)450 m
- Whitehouse Primary SchoolPrimary. Improved significantly, January 2025. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Oxley Park AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), April 2022. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Long Meadow SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2024. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
- Denbigh SchoolSecondary. Standards maintained, November 2024. Attainment 8 of 56.2 (2025/26, provisional)1.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Milton Keynes
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).