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Woodlands Primary School

Cheshire West and Chester, CH66 2JTPrimaryAges 2–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2023
KS2 Results
47%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
48 1st-choice / 50 places
Ranking
#11,346
of 13,686 nationally

About Woodlands Primary School

Woodlands Primary School sits in the bottom half of Cheshire West and Chester primaries when it comes to Key Stage 2 outcomes, ranking 88th out of 110 schools in the local authority. Its headline metric — the percentage of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — stands at 47%, which is notably below the LA average of 61%. That gap of 14 percentage points is significant and places the school in the bottom 50 nationally by this measure. The picture is mixed when you look at individual subjects: 64% of pupils hit the expected standard in both reading and maths, which is closer to the local norm, but writing lags behind at 54%. At the higher standard, the school sees 25% of pupils achieving at that level in reading and 15% in maths, though no pupils reached the higher standard in writing or across all three subjects combined.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressEddisbury Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, CH66 2JT
HeadteacherVictoria Carr
Local AuthorityCheshire West and Chester
Number of Pupils515
Free School Meals (FSM)16.6%
School Capacity515 / 682 (76% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

18 Jan 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 9 Mar 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

Resourced Provision
AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultyResourced ProvisionOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Source: woodlands.cheshire.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Woodlands Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.