Willaston CofE Primary School

Cheshire West and ChesterVoluntary controlled school

Neston Road, Willaston, Neston, CH64 2TN

Headteacher: Mr Gary GrahamSchool website ↗Pupils: 214 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected February 2024
Oversubscribed
66% of first-choice applicants offered a place
67%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected February 2024
66%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 28 February 2024Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
67.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
20.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 90%·Writing 73%·Maths 70%All three 67%
Reading
Expected90%
Exceeding33%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected73%
Exceeding20%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected70%
Exceeding33%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
44
How many got their first choice?
29of 44 (65.9%)
How many applied in total?
77

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
13.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
3.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
10.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
106 girls, 108 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 81% (2023/24), currently 67%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1659.0%0.0%-3.8-6.2-5.4
2016/1767.0%7.0%+1.4-1.8-0.1
2017/1859.0%0.0%+0.5-2.6+0.4
2018/1969.0%3.0%-1.8-3.1-2.5
2022/2369.0%13.0%+1.1+2.1-2.3
2023/2481.0%31.0%---
2024/2567.0%20.0%---
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