Woodlands Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester
Woodlands Primary School is a primary school in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 January 2023. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Eddisbury Road, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, CH66 2JT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 533 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 January 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders and teachers want all pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to be successful.”
- “The school’s exciting and ambitious curriculum is helping pupils to know, remember and understand more.”
- “Pupils enjoy learning and achieve well.”
To improve
- “However, this is not the case in all subjects.”
- “This means that in one or two subjects, some children are not as ready as they could be for the curriculum in key stage 1.”
- “However, in a very few subjects, leaders’ systems to check on pupils’ learning are in their infancy.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 March 2023 (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) | 49% | 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: 55 first-preference applications, 63 offers in total, 55 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2016 to 2026, as Cheshire West and Chester published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cheshire West and Chester.
- Meadow Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Whitby Heath Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Brookside Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Oaks Community Primary School 1.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- The Acorns Primary and Nursery School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published