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 | Urgent improvement | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Urgent improvement | ||||
| Achievement | Urgent improvement | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention | ||||
| Early years | Urgent improvement | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement | ||||
- 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
- 19 May 2026Report card · 2 Needs attention, 5 Urgent improvement
- 20 April 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains 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 entry22 applications · 7 places offered · 6 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 3.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2025 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2024 14.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2023 3.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2022 5.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
- 2021 6.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2020 4.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2019 2.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2018 7.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2017 2.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2016 5.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9
- 2015 3.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2014 3.4; 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 | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2025 | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 9 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 4 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2021 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 8 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2016 | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 15 | 50 | 3.3 | 17 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2014 | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 9 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 67% · Writing 67% · Maths 50% → all three 33% 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 | 33% | 0% | 105 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 0% | 106 | 101 |
| 2022/23 | 50% | 0% | 107 | 100 |
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
- Great Budworth CofE Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolSpecial measures 20263.1applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · Cheshire West and ChesterImproved significantly20242.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20231.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 3.0 km · Cheshire West and Chester20262.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 3.7 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20241.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 3.8 km · Cheshire West and ChesterOutstanding20231.6applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
- 3.8 km · Cheshire West and ChesterRemains Good20222.0applications per place
- 3.9 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGraded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
- 4.6 km · Cheshire West and Chester20262.2applications per place 75%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
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 111248 · 896/3104
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 96 pupils · 37 on roll
- Free school meals
- 2.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- School Lane, Great Budworth, Northwich, CW9 6HQ
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources