Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolWoodlands Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ellesmere Port.

Summary of the comparison

Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School and Woodlands Primary School are primary schools in Ellesmere Port.

  • Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Woodlands Primary School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School was judged Good and Woodlands 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 41.0% for Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School and 49.0% for Woodlands Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School (70.0% in 2022-23, 41.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Woodlands Primary School (47.0% in 2022-23, 49.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School versus Woodlands Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Ellesmere PortEllesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolEllesmere PortWoodlands Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100Stronger figureD46/100
Local ranking70th of 120 in Cheshire West and Chester Stronger figure97th of 120 in Cheshire West and Chester
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll204 515
Capacity210 682
LocationEllesmere Port, CH65 6TQ Ellesmere Port, CH66 2JT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard41.0% 49.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 3.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 104.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census204 515
Free school meals (ever 6)27.0% 16.9%
English as an additional language4.9% 10.3%
SEN support19.6% 5.6%
SEN with an EHC plan3.4% 6.8%
Attendance
Overall absence5.7% 5.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence14.2% 12.0% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School

Woodlands Primary School

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