Community school · Cheshire West and Chester

Rossmore School

3–11Ages
192Pupils
PrimaryPhase
111112URN

Red Lion Lane, Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 1HF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.6 below Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

46 applications for 28 places · 85th 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

Graded GoodNov 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022

Inspection history

19 October 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
28 November 2012
Graded inspection: 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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

46 applications · 28 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 1.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2025 2.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2024 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2023 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2022 2.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
2021 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2020 2.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2019 2.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2018 2.0; 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 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2014 1.6; 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	28	46	1.6	20	0.71
Sep 2025	19	43	2.3	18	0.95
Sep 2024	22	55	2.5	20	0.91
Sep 2023	20	49	2.5	18	0.90
Sep 2022	23	46	2.0	21	0.91
Sep 2021	17	43	2.5	15	0.88
Sep 2020	30	72	2.4	28	0.93
Sep 2019	24	49	2.0	19	0.79
Sep 2018	19	38	2.0	18	0.95
Sep 2017	18	33	1.8	17	0.94
Sep 2016	30	53	1.8	29	0.97
Sep 2015	22	39	1.8	20	0.91
Sep 2014	20	32	1.6	18	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 80% · Maths 70% → 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 standard67%

Cheshire West and Chester 79% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Cheshire West and Chester 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Cheshire West and Chester 73% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Cheshire West and Chester 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Cheshire West and Chester 76% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Cheshire West and Chester 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	53%	3%	103	103
2023/24	30%	0%	99	99
2022/23	43%	0%	102	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

Rossmore SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Mary of The Angels Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
0.6 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Not yet inspected
Sutton Green Primary School
0.9 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2024

1.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Childer Thornton Primary School
1.0 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Outstanding2024

4.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School
1.0 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2022

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Rivacre Valley Primary School
1.0 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2022

2.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Little Sutton C of E Primary School
1.1 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2024

2.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
The Acorns Primary and Nursery School
1.7 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Brookside Primary School
1.9 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111112 · 896/2279
Capacity: 210 pupils · 192 on roll
Free school meals: 22.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Red Lion Lane, Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 1HF
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester

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