Woodlands School

Aspiration · Resilience · Opportunity · Excellence

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Aspiration, Resilience, Opportunity, Excellence, is our ethos. These four pillars underpin all we do and drive us forward as one learning community.

We have the privilege to be able to teach and learn, as an 11-16 Academy, in a £26 million building. Woodlands School is proud to serve the people of Basildon and we are constantly striving to be better. We are focused on ensuring academic excellence for all our youngsters, allowing them the opportunity to thrive at further and higher education.

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20 October

Weekly Update Letter from Mr Wright, Head Teacher

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20 December

Woodlands Way video Mr Wright

16 June

Strategies for parents to help support their child's mental health.

The NHS is urging parents and carers to be alert to signs that their children may be experiencing anxiety or low mood. Signs that parents should look out for include: · You might find they

07 February

Exam Stress Workshop

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10 January

Woodlands School - RAW Knowledge - Parent/Carer Information

01 July

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Event Reminder! Year 11 Parents Evening will take place on Thursday 12th February 4.00pm-7.00pm. #eventreminder #woodlandsschool https://t.co/RLteBPMgxn

05 February

Since October, our after-school STEM club have been building a kart to race in the STEM On Track programme. On the 26th of January, members of our STEM On Track and 2 members of the Alpine F1 team visited our STEM club during our kart construction session. #STEM #Woodlandschool https://t.co/x7zDERSn98

04 February

Welcome to this week's newsletter, Friday 30th January https://t.co/ThLTYusKl8

30 January

This week we had the pleasure of welcoming back some of our alumni to present assemblies to our pupils. Sean Oladipo shared his story since leaving Woodlands which included overcoming difficult barriers to achieve success. #Alumni #Woodlandsschool https://t.co/KIeXBNEAFU

29 January

Paediatric First Aid Course Fully funded level 3 Accredited course. Learn to administer first aid to children and feel confident in emergency situations. Monday 2nd & 9th February 10.00am-2.00pm https://t.co/c2PsGK4cFs

29 January

Year 11 Parents Evening! Year 11 Parents Evening will take place on Thursday 12th of February 4.00pm-7.00pm. Please book all appointments with teachers via SchoolCloud. SchoolCloud will close at 11.55pm on the 1st of February. https://t.co/owCdWv1sQH

28 January

Event Reminder! Year 10 Parents Evening will take place on Thursday 29th January 4.00pm-7.00pm. https://t.co/dSmUczborb

28 January

Woodlands school has been ranked as the 52nd school for sport in the country and 3rd best in Essex. Thank you to all pupils, parents/carers and staff for their continued support of sport at Woodlands.

28 January

Welcome to this week's newsletter, Friday 23rd January 2026. https://t.co/AHkN9kr7H9

23 January

Welcome to this week's newsletter, Friday 16th January 2026 https://t.co/AKNEYDNSKi

16 January

Prevent and Protect: Parent Engagement Event Join us on Thursday 26th February at 5.00pm to 6.45pm for an informative evening about local and current safeguarding issues that we think will be useful for you to be aware of. https://t.co/FeZE3uQQcO

14 January

Welcome to this week's newsletter, Friday 9th January 2026. https://t.co/ykktYaiLXf

09 January