Community school · Cheshire West and Chester

Woodlands Primary School

2–11Ages
533Pupils
PrimaryPhase
135136URN

Eddisbury Road, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, CH66 2JT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.3 below Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

122 applications for 63 places · 63rd of 104 in Cheshire West and Chester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

49%met the expected standard

Cheshire West and Chester 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

122 applications · 63 places offered · 55 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2025 2.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2024 2.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2023 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2022 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
2021 1.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2020 1.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2019 1.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2018 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2017 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2016 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9
2015 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2014 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0

This school
Cheshire West and Chester median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	63	122	1.9	55	0.87
Sep 2025	50	101	2.0	48	0.96
Sep 2024	43	99	2.3	40	0.93
Sep 2023	44	96	2.2	41	0.93
Sep 2022	44	79	1.8	41	0.93
Sep 2021	54	76	1.4	46	0.85
Sep 2020	67	93	1.4	48	0.72
Sep 2019	62	87	1.4	44	0.71
Sep 2018	69	119	1.7	55	0.80
Sep 2017	61	131	2.2	54	0.89
Sep 2016	75	141	1.9	71	0.95
Sep 2015	90	169	1.9	93	1.03
Sep 2014	89	162	1.8	92	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 74% · Maths 63% → all three 49% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard49%91st of 113 in Cheshire West and Chester

Cheshire West and Chester 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Cheshire West and Chester 79% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Cheshire West and Chester 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Cheshire West and Chester 73% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Cheshire West and Chester 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Cheshire West and Chester 76% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Cheshire West and Chester 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cheshire West and Chester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	49%	3%	104	102
2023/24	47%	0%	103	101
2022/23	47%	4%	103	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Woodlands Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Meadow Primary School
0.6 km · Cheshire West and Chester

2025

2.6applications per place
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2022

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy
1.0 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Not yet inspected
Whitby Heath Primary School
1.1 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Brookside Primary School
1.4 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
The Oaks Community Primary School
1.8 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Requires improvement2024

1.4applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
The Acorns Primary and Nursery School
2.0 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 135136 · 896/3813
Capacity: 682 pupils · 533 on roll
Free school meals: 17.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2007
Address: Eddisbury Road, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, CH66 2JT
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources