Community school · Cheshire West and Chester

Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School

3–11Ages
256Pupils
PrimaryPhase
111084URN

Cambridge Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 4AQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.3 above Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

77 applications for 30 places · 22nd of 104 in Cheshire West and Chester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%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 · 10 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

10 October 2023
Graded inspection: Good
15 June 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

77 applications · 30 places offered · 39 named it first

2026 2.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2025 2.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2024 2.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2023 2.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2022 3.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
2021 2.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2020 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2019 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2018 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2017 2.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2016 2.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9
2015 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2014 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0

More applications per place than the Cheshire West and Chester median in 13 of 13 years.

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	30	77	2.6	39	1.30
Sep 2025	27	71	2.6	26	0.96
Sep 2024	30	88	2.9	42	1.40
Sep 2023	30	78	2.6	28	0.93
Sep 2022	29	88	3.0	38	1.31
Sep 2021	29	82	2.8	47	1.62
Sep 2020	30	76	2.5	30	1.00
Sep 2019	30	67	2.2	37	1.23
Sep 2018	30	66	2.2	27	0.90
Sep 2017	30	87	2.9	41	1.37
Sep 2016	30	80	2.7	32	1.07
Sep 2015	30	66	2.2	34	1.13
Sep 2014	30	62	2.1	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 72% · Maths 81% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%76th of 113 in Cheshire West and Chester

Cheshire West and Chester 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Cheshire West and Chester 79% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Cheshire West and Chester 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Cheshire West and Chester 73% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Cheshire West and Chester 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Cheshire West and Chester 76% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Cheshire West and Chester 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

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Cheshire West and Chester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	6%	102	104
2023/24	52%	0%	103	103
2022/23	55%	13%	102	105

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

Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
William Stockton Community Primary School
0.6 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Not yet inspected

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Wolverham Primary and Nursery School
0.6 km · Cheshire West and Chester

2026

2.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Westminster Community Primary School
0.7 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2024

1.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School
1.0 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Whitby Heath Primary School
1.3 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2022

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
The Oaks Community Primary School
1.5 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Requires improvement2024

1.4applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
The Acorns Primary and Nursery School
1.5 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111084 · 896/2235
Capacity: 210 pupils · 256 on roll
Free school meals: 29.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Cambridge Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 4AQ
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester

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