Woodlands Primary School
Eddisbury Road, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, CH66 2JT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Dr Victoria Carr
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 682
- Pupils on roll
- 533
- URN
- 135136
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01513293164
About this school
Woodlands Primary School is a community primary school in Ellesmere Port. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 533 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woodlands Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 81 | 72 | 70 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 47% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 64% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 64% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 58% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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 Woodlands 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 | 47% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 513 |
| 2023/24 | 510 |
| 2024/25 | 515 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodlands Primary School compares
Woodlands Primary School ranked 95th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 5% | 16.9% | 533 | — |
| Meadow Primary School | — | 3.9% | 4.9% | 419 | 0.4 miles |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School | 62% | 5.5% | 27% | 290 | 0.6 miles |
| Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School | 41% | 5.7% | 27% | 197 | 0.6 miles |
| St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 71% | 5.1% | 28.3% | 213 | 0.6 miles |
| Whitby Heath Primary School | 52% | 4.5% | 12.3% | 406 | 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)
- 16.89%
- English as an additional language
- 10.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.03%
- Persistent absence
- 12.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Meadow Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
Whitby Heath Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
Other schools in Ellesmere Port
Woodlands Primary School ranks 17th 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 ages does Woodlands Primary School teach?
- Woodlands Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Ellesmere Port.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodlands Primary School?
- The headteacher of Woodlands Primary School is Dr Victoria Carr, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodlands Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodlands 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 many pupils are at Woodlands Primary School?
- Woodlands Primary School has 533 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Woodlands Primary School full?
- Woodlands Primary School has capacity for 682 pupils and 533 on roll (78%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Woodlands Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodlands Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodlands Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodlands Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Woodlands Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Woodlands Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Woodlands Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 49% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodlands Primary School compare with other schools in Cheshire West and Chester?
- Woodlands Primary School ranked 95th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodlands Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodlands Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodlands Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodlands 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 1 July 2026.