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Woodlands Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school
Eddisbury Road, Whitby, Ellesmere Port CH66 2JT · woodlands.cheshire.sch.uk · 0151 329 3164
On the mapSearch near CH66 2JT
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 49%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cheshire West and Chester 61%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Cheshire West and Chester Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 533
- 78% of 682 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 17.5%
- First language not English
- 10.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Cheshire West and Chester Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 55 families put the school first and 63 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 63 | 55 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 50 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 43 | 40 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 44 | 41 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 44 | 41 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 49% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Cheshire West and Chester it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼49% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Woodlands Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 18 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 18 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Apr 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Dec 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (145 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 145
- 28% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (19%) with SEND