Community school · Cheshire West and Chester

Mickle Trafford Village School

4–11Ages
169Pupils
PrimaryPhase
111082URN

School Lane, Mickle Trafford, Chester, CH2 4EF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.3 below Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

34 applications for 18 places · 69th of 104 in Cheshire West and Chester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%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 · 29 March 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

34 applications · 18 places offered · 17 named it first

2026 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2025 1.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2024 2.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2023 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2022 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
2021 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2020 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2019 2.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2018 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2017 2.1; 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 2.3; 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	18	34	1.9	17	0.94
Sep 2025	24	36	1.5	23	0.96
Sep 2024	15	36	2.4	13	0.87
Sep 2023	25	43	1.7	25	1.00
Sep 2022	30	50	1.7	25	0.83
Sep 2021	25	46	1.8	23	0.92
Sep 2020	29	49	1.7	27	0.93
Sep 2019	30	61	2.0	27	0.90
Sep 2018	29	54	1.9	29	1.00
Sep 2017	30	62	2.1	36	1.20
Sep 2016	30	60	2.0	34	1.13
Sep 2015	30	67	2.2	32	1.07
Sep 2014	30	69	2.3	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 76% · Maths 93% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%29th of 113 in Cheshire West and Chester

Cheshire West and Chester 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Cheshire West and Chester 79% England 78%

Higher standard52%

Cheshire West and Chester 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Cheshire West and Chester 73% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Cheshire West and Chester 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Cheshire West and Chester 76% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Cheshire West and Chester 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	72%	0%	109	106
2023/24	63%	10%	109	104
2022/23	70%	3%	107	102

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

Mickle Trafford Village SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Guilden Sutton CofE Primary School
1.6 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Remains Outstanding2024

2.9applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Acresfield Academy
2.6 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Outstanding2024

2.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Barrow CofE Primary School
2.9 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Special measures 2026

1.3applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Oldfield Primary School
3.0 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Remains Good · concerns noted2023

2.4applications per place
Upton Westlea Primary School
3.0 km · Cheshire West and Chester

2026
St Martin's Academy Chester
3.4 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.3applications per place 96%met the SATs standard
Mill View Primary School
3.4 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Outstanding2024

4.7applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Hoole Church of England Primary School
3.5 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Improved significantly2025

2.2applications per place

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: 111082 · 896/2233
Capacity: 210 pupils · 169 on roll
Free school meals: 11.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: School Lane, Mickle Trafford, Chester, CH2 4EF
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester

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