Whitley Village School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Warrington, 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 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Whitley Village School is a primary school in Warrington, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2024. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Whitley Village 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, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 3 of the 10 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 7 first-choice applications for 8 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family ranking it second or lower.
- For Reception 2026, 5 of the 19 applications (26%) came from families living outside Cheshire West and Chester, and 3 offers went to them.
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
- Village Lane, Lower Whitley, Warrington, WA4 4QH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 77 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 September 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils love attending their small, friendly village school.”
- “They learn and have fun every day.”
- “Pupils feel a strong sense of belonging.”
To improve
- “In a small number of foundation subjects, the learning activities sometimes do not support all pupils to build new knowledge on what they already know.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 October 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) | 80% | 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: 7 first-preference applications, 8 offers in total, 7 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.
- Antrobus St Mark's CofE Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Comberbach Nursery and Primary School 2.2 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Little Leigh Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School 2.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Great Budworth CofE Primary School 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Weaverham Forest Primary School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Weaverham Primary Academy 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Aston by Sutton Primary School 4.0 mi Good Last distance published