Woodlands Primary School is a primary school located in Ellesmere Port. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 25/04/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is average, progress in reading is below average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Eddisbury Road, Ellesmere Port

School Information

Address: Eddisbury Road, Ellesmere Port, CH66 2JT
Website: www.woodlands.cheshire.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01513382260
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Headteacher / Principal: Dr Victoria Carr
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 135136

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/04/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 682
Number of Pupils: 530
Number of Boys: 292
Number of Girls: 238

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -3.9 to -1
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.3 Confidence interval -4.6 to -1.9
Maths
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -2.4 to 0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:61%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodlands Primary School
Eddisbury Road , Whitby CH66 2JT 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Meadow Community Primary School
Dolphin Crescent , Great Sutton CH66 4SZ 		4out of 4 639 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Capenhurst Lane , CH65 7AQ 		3out of 4 991 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School
Deeside , Whitby CH65 6TQ 		3out of 4 1,023 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Seacombe Drive , Great Sutton CH66 2BD 		3out of 4 1,111 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Whitby High School
Sycamore Drive , Whitby CH66 2NU 		2out of 4 408 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Ellesmere Port Catholic High School
Capenhurst Lane , Whitby CH65 7AQ 		1out of 4 923 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Ellesmere Port Church of England College
164 Whitby Road , CH65 6EA 		1out of 4 1,841 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hinderton School
Capenhurst Lane , Whitby CH65 7AQ 		4out of 4 721 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
The Bridge Short Stay School
Appleton Drive , CH65 7EP 		3out of 4 998 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Chester Road , Great Sutton CH66 2NA 		3out of 4 1,021 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Greater Grace School of Christian Education
Church Lane , Backford CH2 4BE 		- not rated 3,211 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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