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Waverton Community Primary School

  • 5–11Ages
  • 197Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 111106URN

Common Lane, Waverton, Common Lane Waverton, Chester, CH3 7QT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
3.4per place
1.2 above Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

55 applications for 16 places · 6th of 104 in Cheshire West and Chester
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
77%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 3 March 2026Published 10 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsNeeds attention
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected 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

  1. 3 March 2026
    Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
  2. 24 November 2021
    Ungraded inspection: School remains 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
3.4applications per place, Reception
1.2 above Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

55 applications · 16 places offered · 16 named it first

  1. 2026 3.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
  2. 2025 2.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
  3. 2024 2.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
  4. 2023 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
  5. 2022 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
  6. 2021 2.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
  7. 2020 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
  8. 2019 2.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
  9. 2018 3.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
  10. 2017 2.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
  11. 2016 2.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9
  12. 2015 3.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
  13. 2014 2.5; 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202616553.4161.00
Sep 202524652.7200.83
Sep 202428742.6270.96
Sep 202330752.5250.83
Sep 202223572.5220.96
Sep 202128732.6301.07
Sep 202030672.2280.93
Sep 201923652.8210.91
Sep 201820603.0180.90
Sep 201726742.9220.85
Sep 201629752.6210.72
Sep 201522703.2200.91
Sep 201424592.5190.79

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 83% · Maths 90% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%16th of 113 in Cheshire West and Chester
Reading
Expected standard80%
Higher standard37%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard83%
Greater depth7%
Maths
Expected standard90%
Higher standard30%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Cheshire West and Chester median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2577%3%106106
2023/2488%0%111109
2022/2364%15%107105

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

  • 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
111106 · 896/2272
Capacity
210 pupils · 197 on roll
Free school meals
3.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Common Lane, Waverton, Common Lane Waverton, Chester, CH3 7QT
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester

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