Report card · inspected May 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard | ||||
| Early years | Expected standard | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Expected 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
- 6 May 2026Report card · 7 Expected standard
- 2 March 2022Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry111 applications · 58 places offered · 60 named it first
- 2026 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2025 2.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2024 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2023 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2022 2.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
- 2021 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2020 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2019 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2018 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2017 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2016 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9
- 2015 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2014 2.5; 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 | 58 | 111 | 1.9 | 60 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2025 | 43 | 102 | 2.4 | 43 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 47 | 97 | 2.1 | 46 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2023 | 50 | 87 | 1.7 | 46 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2022 | 43 | 84 | 2.0 | 43 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 55 | 94 | 1.7 | 53 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2020 | 50 | 105 | 2.1 | 50 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 48 | 91 | 1.9 | 45 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2018 | 39 | 84 | 2.2 | 37 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2017 | 37 | 76 | 2.1 | 34 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2016 | 42 | 70 | 1.7 | 42 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 31 | 77 | 2.5 | 29 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2014 | 30 | 76 | 2.5 | 47 | 1.57 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 69% · Writing 71% · Maths 67% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- 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 | 56% | 13% | 104 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 13% | 107 | 106 |
| 2022/23 | 62% | 8% | 106 | 104 |
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
- Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery SchoolThis schoolThis school20261.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 0.5 km · Cheshire West and Chester20262.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · Cheshire West and ChesterRemains Good20221.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20232.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · Cheshire West and ChesterNot yet inspected
- 1.4 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20242.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGraded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20212.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20241.6applications per place 77%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
- 111212 · 896/2695
- Capacity
- 420 pupils · 420 on roll
- Free school meals
- 13.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Firdale Road, Firdale Park, Winnington, Northwich, CW8 4AZ
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources