Whitley Village School
Village Lane, Lower Whitley, Warrington, WA4 4QH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ROWAN LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Russell David
- Sponsor
- The Rowan Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Tatton
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 96
- Pupils on roll
- 77
- URN
- 149089
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01606822991
About this school
Whitley Village School is a primary academy in Warrington. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 77 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Whitley Village School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 44% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 22% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 78% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 44% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 67% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 Whitley Village 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 | 80% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76 |
| 2023/24 | 77 |
| 2024/25 | 75 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whitley Village School compares
Whitley Village School ranked 13th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4% | 12% | 77 | — |
| Antrobus St Mark's CofE Primary School | 67% | 4.7% | 7.3% | 96 | 1.6 miles |
| Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary School | 77% | 4.1% | 9.7% | 209 | 1.9 miles |
| Comberbach Nursery and Primary School | 83% | 3.7% | 6% | 200 | 2.2 miles |
| Little Leigh Primary School | 67% | 5.4% | 9.5% | 138 | 2.3 miles |
| Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School | 82% | 4.3% | 16.9% | 482 | 2.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.97%
- Persistent absence
- 11.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Antrobus St Mark's CofE Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Northwich
-
Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Comberbach Nursery and Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Northwich
-
Little Leigh Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Northwich
-
Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Northwich
Other schools in Warrington
Whitley Village School ranks 14th of the 65 ranked primary schools in Warrington.
- Alderman Bolton Primary School Primary
- All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan Primary
- Appleton Thorn Primary School Primary
- Barrow Hall Community Primary School Primary
- Beamont Primary School Primary
- Bewsey Lodge Academy Primary
- Birchwood CofE Primary School Primary
- Bradshaw Primary School Primary
- Brook Acre Community Primary School Primary
- Broomfields Junior School Primary
- Bruche Academy Primary
- Burtonwood Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Whitley Village School teach?
- Whitley Village School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Warrington.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitley Village School?
- The headteacher of Whitley Village School is Mr Russell David, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Whitley Village School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitley Village 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 Whitley Village School?
- Whitley Village School has 77 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Whitley Village School full?
- Whitley Village School has capacity for 96 pupils and 77 on roll (80%), 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 Whitley Village School a faith school?
- No. Whitley Village School has no designated religious character.
- Does Whitley Village School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Whitley Village School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Whitley Village School part of an academy trust?
- Whitley Village School is part of THE ROWAN LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Whitley Village School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whitley Village School compare with other schools in Cheshire West and Chester?
- Whitley Village School ranked 13th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whitley Village School's absence rate?
- Whitley Village School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whitley Village School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whitley Village 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 10 July 2026.