Woodfall Primary and Nursery School
Woodfall Lane, Little Neston, Neston, CH64 4BT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHESHIRE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Hough
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Cheshire Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 466
- Pupils on roll
- 438
- URN
- 150118
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01518325020
About this school
Woodfall Primary and Nursery School is a primary academy in Neston. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 438 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 63 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 |
How Woodfall Primary and Nursery School compares
Woodfall Primary and Nursery School ranked 14th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 5.3% | 12.2% | 438 | — |
| St Winefride's Catholic Primary School | 67% | 4.2% | 26.5% | 153 | 0.4 miles |
| Neston Primary School | 50% | 7.2% | 38.5% | 146 | 0.7 miles |
| Willaston CofE Primary School | 67% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 212 | 1.6 miles |
| Parkgate Primary School | 81% | 4.1% | 9.4% | 184 | 1.7 miles |
| Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School | 73% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 66 | 1.8 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)
- 12.16%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- Overall absence
- 5.25%
- Persistent absence
- 11.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Winefride's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Neston
-
Neston Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Neston
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Willaston CofE Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Neston
-
Parkgate Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Neston
-
Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Neston
Other schools in Neston
Woodfall Primary and Nursery School ranks 2nd of the 6 ranked primary schools in Neston.
- Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School Primary
- Neston Primary School Primary
- Parkgate Primary School Primary
- St Winefride's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Willaston CofE Primary School Primary
- Neston High School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Woodfall Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Woodfall Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Neston.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodfall Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Woodfall Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Helen Hough, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodfall Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodfall Primary and Nursery 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 Woodfall Primary and Nursery School?
- Woodfall Primary and Nursery School has 438 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Woodfall Primary and Nursery School full?
- Woodfall Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 466 pupils and 438 on roll (94%), 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 Woodfall Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Woodfall Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodfall Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodfall Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Woodfall Primary and Nursery School?
- Woodfall Primary and Nursery School is part of CHESHIRE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Woodfall Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- Woodfall Primary and Nursery School ranked 14th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodfall Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Woodfall Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census.
- What are Woodfall Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodfall Primary and Nursery 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.