Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary SchoolSt Winefride's Catholic Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Neston.

Summary of the comparison

Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School and St Winefride's Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Neston.

  • Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Winefride's Catholic Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School was judged the expected standard and St Winefride's Catholic Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 73.0% for Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School and 67.0% for St Winefride's Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Winefride's Catholic Primary School (61.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School versus St Winefride's Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NestonBishop Wilson Church of England Primary SchoolNestonSt Winefride's Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB75/100Stronger figureC57/100
Local ranking12th of 120 in Cheshire West and Chester Stronger figure55th of 120 in Cheshire West and Chester
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll61 162
Capacity105 210
LocationNeston, CH64 5SE Neston, CH64 9RW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard73.0% Stronger figure67.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 3.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 103.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census61 162
Free school meals (ever 6)1.6% 26.5%
English as an additional language0.0% 1.9%
SEN support11.5% 12.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.6% 1.9%
Attendance
Overall absence4.1% Stronger figure4.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.5% Stronger figure10.0% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School

St Winefride's Catholic Primary School

Full profiles: Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School · St Winefride's Catholic Primary School