Bickleigh Down C of E Primary School, a Church of England voluntary aided primary school with a capacity of 406 places, is located on the left of School Drive. This school replaced the former church school at Bickleigh. St Cecilia's, a Church of England church within Bickleigh Parish (part of the Diocese of Exeter) meets in one of the school's halls. There is no secondary school in the area, so children from Woolwell attend a variety of schools in Plymouth, as well as some further afield such as Tavistock.