Willaston CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school in Neston, Cheshire West and Chester.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary controlled school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 212 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 2.40% |
| Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Address | Neston Road, Willaston, Neston, Cheshire, CH64 2TN |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.willastonceprimaryschool.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01518325360 |
| URN | 111245 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 28 February 2024, published 24 April 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 1 December 2022, outcome: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Woodfall Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 2.6 km)
- St Winefride's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 2.8 km)
- Millfields Church of England (Controlled) Primary School (primary school, about 3.2 km)
- Brookhurst Primary School (primary school, about 3.2 km)
- Neston Primary School (primary school, about 3.3 km)
- Heygarth Primary School (primary school, about 3.5 km)
- Raeburn Primary School (primary school, about 3.7 km)
- Thornton Hough Primary School (primary school, about 3.8 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester
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