Woolston CofE Aided Primary School

Woolston C of E Aided Primary School has demonstrated good overall effectiveness in its recent inspection, showcasing notable strengths in various domains, particularly in pupil behavior, which is outstanding. The welcoming and aspirational environment encourages high attendance and engagement among pupils, who feel safe and are eager to learn. This is the school's first inspection since 2008 and has been conducted under a new framework, taking into account the changes and context since the previous inspection. The school provides a stimulating and ambitious curriculum which successfully enables pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to achieve highly.

Strengths

• Pupils display exemplary behavior and attitudes towards learning.
• Strong relationships among pupils and staff create a supportive environment.
• Teachers demonstrate well-developed subject knowledge and check pupils' understanding effectively.
• Early identification and support for children with SEND is a key strength.
• Pupils enjoy a wide range of extracurricular activities.
• The school keeps parents well informed about their children's achievements.

Areas for Improvement

• In a few subjects, the curriculum is less well established, impacting pupil achievement.

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 Woolston CofE Aided Primary School attended 97.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.7% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Woolston CofE Aided 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 Woolston CofE Aided Primary School had 24.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.8% 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, 14.9% of pupils at Woolston CofE Aided Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.4% 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 Woolston CofE Aided Primary School received £6,402 and spent £6,418 for each of its 208 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £76,000 (£366 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 Woolston CofE Aided Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Woolston CofE Aided Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Woolston CofE Aided Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Woolston CofE Aided Primary School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Woolston CofE Aided Primary School have?

Woolston CofE Aided Primary School has 208 pupils on roll.

What age range does Woolston CofE Aided Primary School cover?

Woolston CofE Aided Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Woolston CofE Aided Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Woolston CofE Aided Primary School?

Woolston CofE Aided Primary School is at Epping Drive, Woolston, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 4QL.