Willaston CofE Primary School

State-Funded School

willaston-cofe-primary-school-cheshire-west-and-chester-north-west

North WestRegion

Cheshire West and ChesterLocal Authority

Chester North and NestonConstituency

CH64 2TNPostcode

9.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Willaston CofE Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Cheshire West and Chester, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 212 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 81%
Higher standard: 31%
Reading score: 110
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

97%

Asian

<1%

Mixed

Pupils

212

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 212
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
24 Apr 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
20 Mar 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.