Meadway, Sale, Cheshire M33 4PG
10 reasons to choose Woodheys Primary School
Top line
Woodheys Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Sale and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Woodheys Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection.
Average class size
Woodheys Primary School has two classes per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Woodheys Primary School ranks in the top 15% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 20% of schools.
The Woodheys Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. Core subjects are taught separately, but foundation subjects, such as science, geography and history, are taught as half-termly topics with cross-curricular links to other subjects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Woodheys 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 Woodheys Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs. Artsmark Gold accreditation.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 5.45pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Woodheys Primary School
Forest Park Preparatory School (1.2 miles); Forest Preparatory School, Timperley (1.8 miles); Bowdon Preparatory School (2.7 miles).
Tyntesfield Primary School (0.6 miles); Park Road Academy Primary School (1.1 miles); St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, Sale (1.3 miles).
Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys (5.4 miles); St Bede’s College (5.8 miles); Withington Girls’ School (6.8 miles).
Ashton-on-Mersey School (0.8 miles); Sale Grammar School (1.6 miles); Wellington School (2.2 miles).