Woodlands Primary School
Community primary school in Liverpool (Sefton).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Welcome to Woodlands Primary School Our Mission at Woodlands, we intend for our children to be academically, socially and emotionally prepared for the next phase of their education in the United Kingdom and the world. Woodlands aims to provide a happy, caring, secure and stimulating community to enable all children to realise their full potential.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support)
- Forest School
- Numbots
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
Key facts
- URN
- 104881
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Constituency
- Sefton Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Cara Halliwell | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Suzanne Prior-Crossan | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr James Wheatcroft | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Katie Cosgrove | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Rebecca Dreaves | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jenny Crilly | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Rachael Bampton-Aiken | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Laura Mason | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Catrin Roberts (Clerk) | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Cara Halliwell | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Carolynn Carr | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2011 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Valerie Jennings Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record