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Woodfall Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

person Mrs Helen Hough (Headteacher)

location_onNeston, CH64 4BT

language Visit Website phone 1518325020

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2014

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Students

486

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Expected Standard

69%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Woodfall Primary School is a Community school primary school in Neston, serving ages 2-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 31% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Woodfall Primary School is a community school in Neston, Cheshire West and Chester, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 486 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #11 of 133 primaries in Cheshire West and Chester and #2,938 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 7.8%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading77% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths86% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading82% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths82% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.7

Read

LA 0.4

0.1 to 3.3

0.4

Write

LA 0.1

-1.1 to 2.0

2.1

Maths

LA -0.4

0.6 to 3.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading76% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths94% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA 0.2

-1.8 to 1.3

0.0

Write

LA -0.7

-1.4 to 1.4

0.5

Maths

LA -0.4

-0.9 to 1.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 62%

Reading89% LA 77%

Writing92% LA 73%

Maths92% LA 74%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.4

-0.5 to 2.5

0.5

Write

LA -1.1

-0.9 to 1.9

0.7

Maths

LA -0.3

-0.7 to 2.1

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2024	#2,938 / 15,713	#11	#4,786	#1
2023	#4,341 / 15,253	#33	#1	#3,734
2019	#8,449 / 13,571	#51	#1	#6,725
2018	#2,155 / 12,625	#10	#1	#4,699

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2014-11-18

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2010-05-04

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 488 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	488	1	0.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	478	3	0.6%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	469	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	491	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	486	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	473	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	504	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	490	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	476	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	503	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	488	1	0.2%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	478	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	499	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	499	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	485	2	0.4%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	515	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	498	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	494	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	519	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	515	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	499	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	506	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	490	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	456	0	0.0%	0.5%