Report card · inspected Jul 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention | ||||
| Achievement | Needs attention | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard | ||||
| Early years | Expected standard | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
Inspection history
- 7 July 2026Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
- 17 October 2023Graded inspection: Requires improvement
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry76 applications · 34 places offered · 30 named it first
HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.
- 2026 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2025 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2024 2.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2023 2.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2022 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
- 2021 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2020 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2019 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2018 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2017 2.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2016 2.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9
- 2015 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2014 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- This school
- Cheshire West and Chester median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 34 | 76 | 2.2 | 30 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2025 | 48 | 85 | 1.8 | 36 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2024 | 47 | 114 | 2.4 | 37 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2023 | 55 | 127 | 2.3 | 44 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2022 | 60 | 123 | 2.1 | 51 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2021 | 61 | 111 | 1.8 | 43 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2020 | 60 | 128 | 2.1 | 53 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2019 | 60 | 147 | 2.5 | 66 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2018 | 50 | 112 | 2.2 | 38 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2017 | 60 | 143 | 2.4 | 70 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2016 | 60 | 120 | 2.0 | 54 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2015 | 53 | 117 | 2.2 | 41 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2014 | 60 | 111 | 1.9 | 54 | 0.90 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 80% · Writing 53% · Maths 85% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Cheshire West and Chester median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 53% | 0% | 107 | 108 |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 5% | 109 | 108 |
| 2022/23 | 62% | 7% | 108 | 106 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Newton Primary SchoolThis schoolThis school20262.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGraded · no overall grade20244.3applications per place 96%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · Cheshire West and ChesterOutstanding20244.7applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · Cheshire West and ChesterRemains Good · improving20242.5applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · Cheshire West and ChesterImproved significantly20252.2applications per place
- 1.2 km · Cheshire West and Chester2026
- 1.4 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20231.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20232.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20241.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 110976 · 896/2055
- Capacity
- 420 pupils · 369 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Replaced
- Woodfield Primary School (URN 131300)
- Address
- Kingsway West, Newton, Chester, CH2 2LA
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources