Community school · Cheshire West and Chester

Byley Primary School and Nursery

3–11Ages
88Pupils
PrimaryPhase
111055URN

Moss Lane, Byley, Middlewich, CW10 9NG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.9per place

1.7 above Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

35 applications for 9 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Cheshire West and Chester 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 24 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

3.9applications per place, Reception

1.7 above Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2) 1.7 above England median (2.2)

35 applications · 9 places offered · 7 named it first

2026 3.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2025 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2024 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2023 2.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2022 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
2021 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2020 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2019 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2018 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2017 2.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2016 2.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9
2015 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2014 3.6; 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	9	35	3.9	7	0.78
Sep 2025	13	25	1.9	12	0.92
Sep 2024	10	25	2.5	10	1.00
Sep 2023	8	19	2.4	6	0.75
Sep 2022	8	20	2.5	6	0.75
Sep 2021	14	30	2.1	16	1.14
Sep 2020	11	21	1.9	8	0.73
Sep 2019	15	32	2.1	23	1.53
Sep 2018	15	26	1.7	14	0.93
Sep 2017	9	23	2.6	8	0.89
Sep 2016	7	18	2.6	7	1.00
Sep 2015	8	20	2.5	7	0.88
Sep 2014	7	25	3.6	5	0.71

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 67% · Maths 80% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%65th of 113 in Cheshire West and Chester

Cheshire West and Chester 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Cheshire West and Chester 79% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Cheshire West and Chester 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Cheshire West and Chester 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Cheshire West and Chester 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Cheshire West and Chester 76% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Cheshire West and Chester 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

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	60%	0%	107	104
2023/24	60%	0%	101	102
2022/23	69%	0%	107	103

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

Byley Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

Good2023

3.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Holmes Chapel Primary School
4.0 km · Cheshire East

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Middlewich Primary School
4.1 km · Cheshire East

Good2022

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
4.2 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place
Hermitage Primary School
4.5 km · Cheshire East

Good2023

2.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Cledford Primary & Nursery Academy
4.6 km · Cheshire East

Not yet inspected

1.5applications per place
Lower Peover CofE Primary School
5.2 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Outstanding2024

2.5applications per place
Goostrey Community Primary School
5.5 km · Cheshire East

2026

2.3applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Rudheath Primary Academy and Nursery
5.7 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 55%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: 111055 · 896/2189
Capacity: 105 pupils · 88 on roll
Free school meals: 11.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Moss Lane, Byley, Middlewich, CW10 9NG
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources