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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Woodside Primary School

Academy converter primary school in Oswestry (Shropshire).

KS2 RWM expected
56%
▼ 6pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
71%
▼ 4pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
72%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
73%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.4%
▼ 0.4pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
20.6
▼ 0.1 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
16.8%
▼ 8pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
111%
558 / 504 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

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).

Woodside Primary School is a primary school located in Oswestry, Shropshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 591 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 504. It is part of the WOODSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL. The school is led by Mrs Claire Donaldson.

Enrichment

2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Computing
  • Music

Key facts

URN
139630
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Ages
3 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
North Shropshire
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
Opened
2013

Governing body (20 current, 4 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

17 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Emma GallearTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Kerrie Hibbert Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Olubukola Ruth Akilapa Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Lee Ferriday Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Kelly O'Reilly Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Anne MurrayMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2025
Mrs Joanne Coadey Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Russell Philpott Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Paul Robinson Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2022 · until 2030
Mr Jonathan Smart Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2022 · until 2030
Mr James Staniforth Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2022
Mr Adam Roberts Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · until 2030
Mrs Doreen Harris Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021 · until 2029
Mrs Karen Kempster Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021
Mr Adrian Lightwood Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2020
Mr Adrian Lightwood Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2020 · until 2029
Mrs Claire Michelle Donaldson Confirmed same personAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2018
Mr Gordon Channon Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2017 · until 2029
Mrs Sally Powell Confirmed same personChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2014
Mr Channon GordonMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2014
Mrs Maria Ellis Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mrs Kerrie Hibbert Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mr Adrian Lightwood Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021 · term ended 2025
Mr Gordon Channon Confirmed same person FormerChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2017 · term ended 2025

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