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Woodlands Primary School

Primary

Cheshire West and Chester · Ellesmere Port · CH66 2JT www.woodlands.cheshire.sch.uk/

Pupils
515
cap. 682
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
49%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
515
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
49%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
515
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityCheshire West and Chester
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Woodlands Primary School · Primary · Cheshire West and Chester

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
49%
+2pp
61%51%41%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 49%
RWM higher standard
3%
+3pp
9%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
63%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
67%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
515
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Eddisbury Road, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, CH66 2JT
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2549%3%73%24%74%6%63%13%89%67%104.0102.0103.012%515
2023/2447%0%64%25%54%0%64%15%78%58%103.0101.0101.011%510
2022/2347%4%62%26%54%6%62%19%81%62%103.0102.0101.0-1.20-3.00-1.409%513
2018/1961%9%67%23%80%11%81%27%94%84%104.0106.0106.0-2.40-3.30-1.109%548
2017/1841%0%67%16%51%0%64%21%57%76%103.0102.0105.0-3.20-6.40-3.008%595
2016/1730%0%77%22%35%1%71%16%74%75%104.0102.0105.0-0.50-8.60-1.808%645

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2551521.712%10%17%5%12%
2023/2451022.211%8%14%5%13%
2022/2351324.49%8%13%6%13%
2021/2251922.58%7%10%6%18%
2020/2153023.610%6%10%
2018/1954818.99%4%6%4%7%
2017/1859521.68%2%6%4%8%
2016/1764522.28%2%6%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.