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Woodcocks' Well CofE Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Stoke-on-Trent · ST7 3NQ

Ages 4–11 · 99 pupils · Cheshire East

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

36%

Overall absence

6.2%

Admissions demand

1.20 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-07-10

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
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)36%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.6%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
90

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

1.20 · Competitive

1st preferences

18

Places offered

15

1st-preference offers

15

Total preferences (any rank)
23
Preferred offers (top 3)
15
Applications from outside LA
12
Offers to outside-LA applicants
5

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 fill83%

99 pupils · 120 places

Pupils on roll
99
Boys / girls
52 / 47
School capacity
120
Capacity fill
99 / 120 (83%)
Free school meals
14.1%
FSM pupils
14
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Chester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Stephanie Beckett

Location

Address
Church Street, Mow Cop
Postcode
ST7 3NQ
Town
Stoke-on-Trent
County
Staffordshire
Local authority
Cheshire East
District
Cheshire East
Constituency
Congleton
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 voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Stoke-on-Trent, Cheshire East, 99 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 14.1%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Chester.

Open schools in Stoke-on-Trent
183
Primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent
121
Academies among open schools in Stoke-on-Trent
70% (129)
Open schools in ST7
30
Primary in ST7
21
Open schools in Cheshire East LA
180
Primary in Cheshire East LA
124

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 Stoke-on-TrentNear ST7

  • Castle Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST7 4NE · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS286%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM14.9%
    • Demand0.73

    0.2 miles away

  • Thursfield Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST7 4JL · Staffordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM10.5%
    • Demand0.97

    1.0 miles away

  • Kidsgrove Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST7 4DL · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM29.2%
    • Demand0.95

    1.1 miles away

  • Scholar Green Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST7 3HF · Cheshire East

    Ages 2–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM14.1%
    • Demand0.88

    1.2 miles away

  • Dove Bank Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST7 4AP · Staffordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM26.7%
    • Demand0.96

    1.4 miles away

  • Knypersley First School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST8 6NN · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–9

    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM20.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.7 miles away

  • St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Kidsgrove · ST7 1EL · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM28.9%
    • Demand1.00

    1.7 miles away

  • St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST7 4HT · Staffordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM13.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Stephanie Beckett
Telephone
01782512323
Website
www.woodcockswell.cheshire.sch.uk

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