Willaston CofE Primary School
Primary school in Neston, Cheshire West and Chester. Outstanding (Feb 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 28 February 2024, report published 24 April 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around February 2028
The last inspection was in February 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 1.6 milesWoodfall Primary and Nursery School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jun 2025)
- 1.7 milesSt Winefride's Catholic Primary School
School remains Good (Feb 2024)
- 2.0 milesMillfields Church of England (Controlled) Primary School
Requires improvement (Mar 2024)
- 2.0 milesBrookhurst Primary School
Good (Feb 2024)
- 2.1 milesNeston Primary School
Report card, Dec 2025: 1 expected, 6 needs attention
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.