Willaston CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Neston, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.333 miles
Published by Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Willaston CofE Primary School is a primary school in Neston, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 28 February 2024. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Willaston CofE 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 | 1.333 mi |
| 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
- Ofsted judged it Outstanding on 28 February 2024; in 2024/25, 67% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 20% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The last distance offered for Reception 2026 was 1.333 miles, about the same as in 2025 and nearer the school than in 2016.
- Reception 2026 drew 36 first-choice applications for 30 offers; all 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 6 first-choice families (17%) were not offered a place.
- Of its pupils, 2.4% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 12.5% 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
- Neston Road, Willaston, Neston, CH64 2TN
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 212 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 2.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 28 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are excited to come into school each day.”
- “They follow the school’s vision, to treat others as they themselves want to be treated, remarkably well.”
- “Pupils are celebrated for their individuality.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 April 2024 (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) | 67% | 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: 36 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- Woodfall Primary and Nursery School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Winefride's Catholic Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Neston Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Little Sutton C of E Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Childer Thornton Primary School 2.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Parkgate Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rossmore School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published