About Willaston Primary
Willaston Church of England Primary School provides exciting and engaging learning experiences in an inclusive, friendly and supportive environment in which Christian and caring values are central to the ethos of our school. We promote equality of opportunity for all, valuing diversity and encouraging responsibility, self confidence and raising self esteem.
We achieve the highest standards in all aspects of the curriculum by encouraging children to develop to their full potential in a disciplined, caring and happy environment. Our school is a place of enjoyment where success is celebrated.
Ofsted Report
Willaston C of E Primary School continues to be a good school.
We are delighted that the inspector recognised that there was, ‘enough evidence of improved performance to suggest that the school could be judged outstanding if we were to carry out a graded (section 5) inspection now.’ This is obviously fantastic news that our whole school community should feel incredibly proud of.
The report identifies; ‘The excellent relationships that children share with adults and with each other help pupils feel happy and safe.’ ‘Leaders, staff and governors are highly committed to the school. They are extremely ambitious for pupils’ learning and their behaviour. Pupils appreciate this and do their best to rise to the challenge.’ ‘There is a strong culture of teamwork and mutual respect among the staff.’
Thank you to all our children, staff, parents and Governors who work hard every day to support and help Willaston CE Primary School be the very best it can be. Everything you do makes a difference to the education we provide for Willaston children.
Please read the report in full.
Church school inspection report
The school, through its distinctive Christian character, is outstanding at meeting the needs of all learners.
‘Distinctive Christian values of caring for one another, respecting diversity of upbringing, being compassionate in our behaviour, and forgiving when mistakes are made, are deeply rooted and lived out each day’. (SIAMS, 2017)
School performance
The government will not publish KS2 school level data for the 2021 to 2022 academic year. The last available public data is from the 2018 to 2019 academic year. It is important to note that the data from that year may no longer reflect current performance. However, we have included our end of Key Stage data for the 2021 to 2022 academic year.
Formal end of Key Stage, statutory assessments did not take place in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid pandemic. Please find teacher assessments for Year 2 and Year 6 for 2019-2020 and 2020-2021.
Our 2018-2019 performance measures indicate performance at the end of 2019. Please note, these performance measures are not current.
Please click on link to see DfE school performance tables website and our school performance tables.
Equality Objectives
We are committed to promoting the welfare and equality of all our staff, pupils and other members of the school community. To achieve this, we have established the following objectives :-
- To monitor the attainment of different groups/individuals in school and provide an appropriate curriculum to support children’s individual needs.
- To implement a programme of social action projects to all year groups.
- To promote understanding and respect for all differences.
Pupil premium
Pupil Premium is a Government initiative that targets extra money at pupils from deprived backgrounds. Research shows that pupils from deprived backgrounds under achieve compared to their non-deprived peers. The premium is provided to enable these pupils to be supported to reach their potential. This year, 2022/2023 the Pupil Premium allocation is £13,490.
Sports premium
Our Sports Premium is used to help us further develop the thriving and diverse sports culture at our school and equip children with the skills, knowledge and experiences required to fulfil a balanced, active, healthy lifestyle as well as the competence to excel in a range of activities. Through the Sports Premium funding (2023-2024 allocation of £17,870), we ensure that all children, regardless of sporting ability, have access to a wide range of different activities and the opportunity to improve their own performance, achievements and skills and recognise their success.
Benchmarking
The school uses the Department for Education (DfE) Schools Financial Benchmarking website to find similar schools to then compare their income and expenditure data against the spending of Willaston CE Primary School. This allows us as a school to identify areas where spending is comparatively high or low.
This information is reviewed with the Staffing and Finance Committee and Full Governing Board and helps the school to ensure that spending is efficient and benefits the pupils of Willaston CE Primary School.
GDPR
Schools Independent Data Protection Officer
Schools Data Protection Officer
Cheshire West and Chester Council,
3rd Floor,
4 Civic Way,
Ellesmere Port,
CH65 0BE
Email: schoolDPO@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
School GDPR Lead
Mrs Z Taylor
Email: admin@willastonce.cheshire.sch.uk
Documents to download, paper copies are available from the school office on request.
Our School Day
Our School Day starts with the doors opening at 8.50 am and gates close at 9.00 am. Any arrivals after the gate has closed at 9.00 am must sign in at the school office. School finishes at 3.15 pm. There are a variety of extra-curricular after-school clubs available. Our school week currently lasts 32 hours and 5 minutes.
School Prospectus
We are delighted to share our school prospectus.