Woodfall Lane, Little Neston, Neston, Cheshire CH64 4BT
10 reasons to choose Woodfall Primary School
Top line
Woodfall Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 72. It is one of the 12 best state primary schools on The Wirral and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Woodfall Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 10 members of Cheshire Academies Trust. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2014) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Woodfall Primary School has two classes per year, and an average class size of 29 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Woodfall Primary School ranks in the top 23% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 38% of schools. Most pupils go on to Neston High School at the end of Year 6.
The Woodfall Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips for Years 2, 4 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for languages and sport.
Sport at Woodfall Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Woodfall Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir and orchestra. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Woodfall Primary School
Prenton Preparatory School (8 miles); Birkenhead School, Prep (8.6 miles); Avalon School (8.9 miles).
Thornton Hough Primary School (3.2 miles); Barnston Primary School (4.1 miles); Brookhurst Primary School (5 miles).
Birkenhead School (8.6 miles); The Queen’s School, Chester (10.8 miles).
Wirral Grammar School for Boys (5.9 miles); Wirral Grammar School for Girls (6 miles); St John Plessington Catholic College (7.3 miles).