Whitby Heath Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Whitby Heath Primary School is a primary school in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 February 2025. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Whitby Heath Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 3 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 8 of the 10 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 41 first-choice applications for 50 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 9 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Of its pupils, 10.8% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 33% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cheshire West and Chester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Wyedale, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, CH65 6RJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 406 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are extremely happy at this warm, inclusive school.”
- “They are celebrated as individuals who are free to express their unique personalities.”
- “The strong relationships that they have with adults help them to thrive and feel safe.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, pupils do not recall their previous knowledge securely enough.”
- “Consequently, they do not have the secure foundations on which to build their new learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 52% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 41 first-preference applications, 50 offers in total, 41 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cheshire West and Chester.
- Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- The Oaks Community Primary School 0.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Woodlands Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Wolverham Primary and Nursery School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- William Stockton Community Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published