Woodfall Primary and Nursery School

Woodfall Lane, Little Neston, Neston, CH64 4BT

Local ranking86th of 120 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

466

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Woodfall Primary School (URN 135019) since 1 December 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 10 June 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour & attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Good
Leadership & management: Good
Early years: Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 79.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 16.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 84.0%
Writing (Expected): 83.0%
Maths (Expected): 89.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 86.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 108.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 108.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 109.0
Cohort Size: 63

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 479
Boys: 239 (50%)
Girls: 240 (50%)
Capacity: 466 (103% full)
SEND: 18.0%
FSM Eligible: 12.2%
EAL: 4.0%
SEN with EHC Plan: 5.8%
SEN Support: 12.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 26.7:1
Teachers (FTE): 17.9
Budget per Pupil: £5,670/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 5.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 11.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 90.2%
Mixed Other: 2.7%
White Other: 2.5%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.9%
Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
Asian Other: 0.8%
Asian Indian: 0.4%
Other: 0.4%

90.2%

White British

2.7%

Mixed Other

2.5%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01518325020

admin@woodfall.cheshire.sch.uk

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Woodfall Lane

Neston, North West

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Administrative

URN: 150118
UKPRN: 10093300
Establishment No.: 3807
Trust: CHESHIRE ACADEMIES TRUST

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