Woodlands Community College is a Foundation School and part of the Reach Cooperative Trust.
The school is its own admission authority, but follows the Southampton City Councils Admissions Policy.
Further information can be found on the Southampton City Council website.
For all queries in relation to admissions for children who wish to join the school outside the normal end of primary school admissions, please e-mail Nicola Iverson, Deputy Head Teacher at nicola.iverson@woodlands.southampton.sch.uk.
For all queries in relation to children in Year 6 who will be joining the school in Year 7, please check out our Transition Area or contact Deb Sutton, Deputy headteacher at deb.sutton@woodlands.southampton.sch.uk
Children currently in Year 4 or Year 5
It will soon be time to apply for your child’s place at secondary school – applications must be completed by 31st October of Year 6. More information about the process can be found at the Southampton city Council website – https://www.southampton.gov.uk/schools-learning/find-apply-school/school-applications/apply-for-a-school-place/
Before you make your decisions, we are keen to welcome prospective students and their families to Woodlands.
Parents are welcome to visit the school at any time, by appointment, where there is the opportunity to see the school in operation during the working day, however, we have special times just for families in Year 5/6 to come and find out more.
Dates for our Open Week and Open Evening events will be published on the school calendar.
Open Evening 2026 – will take place in late September – date to be confirmed
Open Mornings 2026 – will take place in late September/early October – dates to be confirmed
As members of the Reach Cooperative Trust, the Governing Body of Woodlands Community College are now consulting on their Admissions Arrangements for the 2026/27 academic year. The school intend to continue to adopt the Southampton City Council admissions policy that they operated under before joining the Cooperative Trust and are thus following the same consultation to propose the addition of an oversubscription criteria for children of staff.
Copies of the proposed policies are provided at the link below:
Woodlands Admissions Policy 2025-26
Woodlands Admissions Policy 2026-27
The Governing Body welcomes views from any interested parties. Please send any comments to: zoe.snow@southampton.gov.uk stating whether you are a parent/carers of a student at the school, a local resident, a member of school staff or any other interested party.
