Schools by area › Cheshire West and Chester › Whitley Village School
Whitley Village School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Village Lane, Lower Whitley, Warrington WA4 4QH · whitleyprimary.co.uk · 01606 822991
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 80%
- 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
- 77
- 80% of 96 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 6.5%
- First language not English
- 0%
- 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, 7 families put the school first and 8 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 | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 13 | 14 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 12 | 13 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 13 | 15 | 1.2▲ | 87% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 13 | 14 | 1.1▲ | 93% |
Results
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% 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 | |||
| ▲80% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 110997)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Whitley Village School on 24 September 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 24 Sept 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 110997), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110997)
Before September 2019
Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110997)
Dec 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110997)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (70 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 70
- 93% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 59% who raised concerns
based on the 14% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (21%) with SEND