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Whitby Heath Primary School

Community school · Ellesmere Port · CH65 6RJ

Ages 4–11 · 406 pupils · Cheshire West and Chester

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

57%

Overall absence

5.1%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-02-04

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)57%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.6%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
356

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

56

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

56

Total preferences (any rank)
146
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill97%

406 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
406
Boys / girls
203 / 203
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
406 / 420 (97%)
Free school meals
10.8%
FSM pupils
44
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Stuart Wright

Location

Address
Wyedale, Whitby
Postcode
CH65 6RJ
Town
Ellesmere Port
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
District
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, 406 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10.8%.

Open schools in Ellesmere Port
28
Primary schools in Ellesmere Port
21
Academies among open schools in Ellesmere Port
39% (11)
Open schools in CH65
15
Primary in CH65
10
Open schools in Cheshire West and Chester LA
184
Primary in Cheshire West and Chester LA
131

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Ellesmere PortNear CH65

  • The Oaks Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Community school · Primary

    Ellesmere Port · CH65 9EX · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 4–11

    • KS221%
    • Absence7.6%
    • FSM48.3%
    • Demand0.80

    0.6 miles away

  • Woodlands Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Ellesmere Port · CH66 2JT · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 2–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM17.5%
    • Demand0.93

    0.7 miles away

  • Wolverham Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ellesmere Port · CH65 5AT · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 2–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM40.4%
    • Demand1.24

    0.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Stuart Wright
Telephone
01513551781
Website
http://www.whitbyheath.cheshire.sch.uk/

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