Woodland Community Primary School

School Name: Woodland Community Primary School
Address: Heathgate, Birch Green
Town/City: Skelmersdale
County: Lancashire
Postcode: WN8 6QH
Telephone Number: 01695 720018
Website: www.woodlandschool.co.uk/

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Community school
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2004

Headteacher: Mrs Keeley Taberner
Capacity: 350
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 335 (52% boys & 48% girls)
Enrollment: 96% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 48.7%

URN: 134599
DfE Number: 888/3996
UKPRN: 10040125
UPRN: 100012820830
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: West Lancashire (E07000127)
Constituency: West Lancashire (E14001577)
Electoral Ward: Skelmersdale North (E05014939)

Easting & Northing: 349261E, 406936N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 33' 25.99" N 2° 46' 2.16" W
Plus Code: 9C5VH64M+V3

DfE Record: View record

1. St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale (0.5km)
2. Elm Tree Community Primary School (0.9km)
3. St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale (1.0km)
4. Cobbs Brow School (1.1km)
5. Hillside Community Primary School (1.2km)
6. Delph Side Community Primary School (1.2km)
7. Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School (1.3km)
8. St Edmund's Catholic Primary School (1.5km)
9. Crow Orchard Primary School (1.6km)
10. St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School (1.7km)

Predecessor schools†

• Clough Fold Primary School
• Fairlie Community Primary School
• Skelmersdale Elmers Green Community Primary School