The Woodlands School
Ofsted: Good
- Type
- Community special school
- Location
- Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU
- Distance
- 9.9km away
Furze Down School
Verney Road, Winslow, Buckingham, MK18 3BL
Ofsted: Outstanding
Independent
Phase
220
Capacity
4-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 1.9 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 0.0% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 0.1 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 22
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 100.0%
- Continued in education
- 100.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 0.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 219
- Boys
- 158 (71%)
- Girls
- 65 (29%)
- Capacity
- 220 (101% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 34.2%
- EAL
- 3.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 6.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 32.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £32,644/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 13.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 34.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 78.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.8%
- White Other: 2.3%
- Asian Pakistani: 2.3%
- Black African: 2.3%
- Asian Indian: 1.8%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.4%
78.8%
White British
4.2%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
2.8%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Verney Road
Buckingham, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 110585
- UKPRN
- 10015426
- Establishment No.
- 7023
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