Woodheys Primary School

Woodheys Primary School is continuing to perform well, maintaining its 'good' status since the last inspection in 2017. The school exudes a positive atmosphere, with pupils demonstrating enthusiasm for learning and a strong commitment to their education. Leaders set high expectations for student achievement across various subjects, which most pupils meet. The school provides a well-organized curriculum that supports pupils' learning and personal development, while fostering a supportive environment that encourages mutual respect among the increasingly diverse student body.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate high levels of enthusiasm and positive attitudes towards learning.
• Curriculum is well-organized and ambitious for all pupils, including those in the early years.
• Pupils' behaviour is exemplary, with a strong emphasis on respect and courtesy.
• Strong leadership and support systems in place to aid pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Effective communication of personal development that enriches pupils' experiences.

Areas for Improvement

• In a few subjects, not enough checks are made on pupils' understanding of essential knowledge, leading to occasional misconceptions.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Woodheys Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.9% of pupils at Woodheys Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Woodheys Primary School had 24.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.0% of pupils at Woodheys Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Woodheys Primary School received £6,424 and spent £6,486 for each of its 443 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £4,000 (£9 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Woodheys Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Woodheys Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2023.

When was Woodheys Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Woodheys Primary School was last inspected in February 2023.

How many pupils does Woodheys Primary School have?

Woodheys Primary School has 443 pupils on roll.

What age range does Woodheys Primary School cover?

Woodheys Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Woodheys Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Woodheys Primary School?

Woodheys Primary School is at Meadway, Woodheys Primary School, Sale, Cheshire, M33 4PG.