Whitby Heath Primary School | Primary in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester | Ofsted & DfE

52%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

406

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

52%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

406

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

52%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

406

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 29/10/2013

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCheshire West and Chester

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio20.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Whitby Heath Primary School · Primary · Cheshire West and Chester

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

52%

-5pp

64%57%50%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 52%

RWM higher standard

-3pp

10%6%2%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

77%

Reading higher standard

23%

Writing expected standard

67%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

72%

Maths higher standard

22%

Science expected standard

78%

SPAG expected standard

80%

SPAG higher standard

25%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

103.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

406

Pupil : teacher ratio

20.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

12%

SEN

17%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

10%

Contact

Address

Wyedale, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, CH65 6RJ

Local authority

Cheshire West and Chester

Website

http://www.whitbyheath.cheshire.sch.uk/

Telephone

01513551781

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	52%	2%	77%	23%	67%	5%	72%	22%	78%	80%	104.0	103.0	105.0	—	—	—	17%	406
2023/24	57%	5%	87%	37%	63%	5%	78%	25%	75%	78%	107.0	105.0	106.0	—	—	—	14%	405
2022/23	50%	2%	68%	25%	58%	2%	63%	20%	87%	72%	104.0	103.0	104.0	-0.20	-2.30	-0.70	10%	409
2018/19	63%	5%	80%	22%	78%	12%	80%	37%	81%	92%	104.0	105.0	108.0	+0.80	-1.10	+1.10	16%	401
2017/18	64%	10%	81%	28%	76%	14%	78%	17%	72%	88%	104.0	104.0	107.0	+0.10	-0.70	+0.10	12%	394
2016/17	49%	10%	65%	24%	78%	24%	57%	22%	82%	84%	103.0	102.0	106.0	-0.40	-0.10	-1.80	12%	372

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	406	21.6	17%	4%	12%	5%	10%
2023/24	405	19.9	14%	3%	13%	5%	13%
2022/23	409	19.5	10%	3%	14%	5%	12%
2021/22	415	19.3	10%	3%	14%	6%	18%
2020/21	411	23.6	12%	5%	14%	—	—
2018/19	401	21.7	16%	6%	16%	4%	8%
2017/18	394	20.6	12%	3%	18%	4%	10%
2016/17	372	20.9	12%	4%	18%	4%	9%