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Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided

Preston Road, Whittle-le-Woods, Whittle-le-Woods Ce Primary School, CHORLEY PR6 7PS · whittleprimary.com · 01257 262732

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
81%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
240
99% of 242 places
Local authority
Lancashire
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
2.9%
First language not English
5.8%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 32 families put the school first and 35 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 45 (Places 35)45September 2023: 37 (Places 35)37September 2024: 31 (Places 33)31September 2025: 33 (Places 36)33September 2026: 32 (Places 35)32Places 35
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202635320.9100%
September 2025Sept 202536330.9100%
September 2024Sept 202433310.9100%
September 2023Sept 202335371.1▲86%
September 2022Sept 202235451.3▲78%

Results

In 2024/25, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Lancashire it was 60%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 63% (England 53%)63%2016/17: 66% (England 61%)66%2017/18: 76% (England 64%)76%2018/19: 79% (England 65%)79%2022/23: 86% (England 60%)86%2023/24: 77% (England 61%)77%2024/25: 81% (England 62%)81%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲81%62%
▲13%8%
Average scaled score
▲109106
●106105
▲108105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School on 5 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
5 Nov 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Feb 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • May 2008Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (46 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
87%
Replies
46
19% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲94% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲98% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲94% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲95% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●87% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲100% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●87% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲98% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼87% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲85% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly●78% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 72% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 30% who had a child bullied

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