Report card · inspected Jan 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 | Strong standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong 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
- 13 January 2026Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
- 30 June 2021Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
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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 entry62 applications · 28 places offered · 28 named it first
- 2026 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2025 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2024 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2023 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2022 2.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
- 2021 2.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2020 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2019 1.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2018 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2017 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2016 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9
- 2015 1.5; 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 | 28 | 62 | 2.2 | 28 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 36 | 68 | 1.9 | 36 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 51 | 91 | 1.8 | 49 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 | 41 | 69 | 1.7 | 39 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2022 | 37 | 86 | 2.3 | 37 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 43 | 84 | 2.0 | 42 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2020 | 37 | 65 | 1.8 | 37 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 53 | 82 | 1.6 | 52 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2018 | 53 | 91 | 1.7 | 52 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2017 | 39 | 71 | 1.8 | 38 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2016 | 37 | 68 | 1.8 | 36 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2015 | 60 | 92 | 1.5 | 59 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2014 | 45 | 87 | 1.9 | 45 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 89% · Writing 82% · Maths 89% → all three 75% 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 | 75% | 13% | 108 | 109 |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 7% | 106 | 108 |
| 2022/23 | 68% | 11% | 105 | 109 |
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
- Charles Darwin Community Primary SchoolThis schoolThis school20262.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 0.5 km · Cheshire West and Chester20261.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · Cheshire West and ChesterNot yet inspected
- 0.9 km · Cheshire West and ChesterRemains Good20221.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20242.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGraded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20232.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20241.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 2.0 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20241.9applications per place 56%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
- 111053 · 896/2186
- Capacity
- 342 pupils · 331 on roll
- Free school meals
- 24.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Darwin Street, Castle, Northwich, CW8 1BN
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources