Whitby Heath Primary School
Wyedale, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, CH65 6RJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Stuart Wright
- Constituency
- Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 406
- URN
- 111087
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01513551781
About this school
Whitby Heath Primary School is a community primary school in Ellesmere Port. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 406 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 57% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 5% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 87% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 78% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 78% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Whitby Heath Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cheshire West and Chester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 409 |
| 2023/24 | 405 |
| 2024/25 | 406 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whitby Heath Primary School compares
Whitby Heath Primary School ranked 85th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 4.5% | 12.3% | 406 | — |
| Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School | 41% | 5.7% | 27% | 197 | 0.2 miles |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School | 62% | 5.5% | 27% | 290 | 0.3 miles |
| The Oaks Community Primary School | 39% | 7.7% | 51.8% | 172 | 0.6 miles |
| Woodlands Primary School | 49% | 5% | 16.9% | 533 | 0.7 miles |
| St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School | 61% | 5.3% | 37.5% | 209 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.32%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.53%
- Persistent absence
- 10%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
The Oaks Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
Woodlands Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
Other schools in Ellesmere Port
Whitby Heath Primary School ranks 14th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Ellesmere Port.
- Brookside Primary School Primary
- Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Childer Thornton Primary School Primary
- Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Little Sutton C of E Primary School Primary
- Meadow Primary School Primary
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Primary
- Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Rivacre Valley Primary School Primary
- Rossmore School Primary
- St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School Primary
- St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Whitby Heath Primary School teach?
- Whitby Heath Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ellesmere Port.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitby Heath Primary School?
- The headteacher of Whitby Heath Primary School is Mr Stuart Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Whitby Heath Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitby Heath Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Whitby Heath Primary School?
- Whitby Heath Primary School has 406 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Whitby Heath Primary School full?
- Whitby Heath Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 406 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Whitby Heath Primary School a faith school?
- No. Whitby Heath Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Whitby Heath Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Whitby Heath Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Whitby Heath Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whitby Heath Primary School rank locally?
- Whitby Heath Primary School ranked 85th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whitby Heath Primary School's absence rate?
- Whitby Heath Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whitby Heath Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whitby Heath Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.