Woodlands Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 18 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Unique reference
135136
Address
Eddisbury Road, Whitby, CH66 2JT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
515 (81% of total capacity)
Boys
51.8%
Girls
48.2%
First language not English
10.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
16.1%
Persistent absence
12.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
5.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 87.6%
Mixed 4.7%
Other White 2.3%
Chinese 1.2%
Irish Traveller 1%
Other Asian 1%
African 1%
Other Black 0.6%
Pakistani 0.4%
Indian 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingWell below average-3
MathsAverage-1.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 47%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Woodlands Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
50
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
48
2nd preference
39
3rd preference
14
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
48
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher21.1
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
17
8
9
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
15
11
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
33
19
14
Reception, Full-time
58
33
25
Year 1
63
29
34
Year 2
48
24
24
Year 3
61
33
28
Year 4
81
42
39
Year 5
70
32
38
Year 6
69
36
33
Year 2024-2025

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