Voluntary controlled school · Cheshire West and Chester

St. Chad's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
175Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
111262URN

Gladstone Street, Winsford, CW7 4AT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.3 below Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

45 applications for 24 places · 72nd of 104 in Cheshire West and Chester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%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 GoodJun 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

Inspection history

15 February 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
13 June 2017
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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

45 applications · 24 places offered · 23 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2025 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2024 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2023 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2022 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
2021 1.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2020 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2019 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2018 2.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2017 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2016 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9
2015 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2014 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0

More applications per place than the Cheshire West and Chester median in 0 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	24	45	1.9	23	0.96
Sep 2025	24	41	1.7	24	1.00
Sep 2024	25	45	1.8	23	0.92
Sep 2023	28	54	1.9	24	0.86
Sep 2022	30	57	1.9	30	1.00
Sep 2021	23	34	1.5	20	0.87
Sep 2020	22	37	1.7	22	1.00
Sep 2019	30	50	1.7	30	1.00
Sep 2018	29	58	2.0	32	1.10
Sep 2017	30	52	1.7	29	0.97
Sep 2016	27	46	1.7	27	1.00
Sep 2015	21	39	1.9	20	0.95
Sep 2014	30	54	1.8	26	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 83% · Maths 78% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%60th of 113 in Cheshire West and Chester

Cheshire West and Chester 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Cheshire West and Chester 79% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Cheshire West and Chester 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Cheshire West and Chester 73% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Cheshire West and Chester 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Cheshire West and Chester 76% England 77%

Higher standard17%

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	61%	9%	104	103
2023/24	75%	13%	108	106
2022/23	59%	7%	104	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

St. Chad's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Winsford High Street Community Primary School
0.9 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Darnhall Primary School
0.9 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2023

2.0applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Over Hall Community School
1.2 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2024

1.9applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Wharton CofE Primary School
1.2 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.3 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Not yet inspected

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Grange Community Nursery and Primary School
1.4 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2023

2.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Over St John's CofE Primary School
1.4 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
The Oak View Academy
1.6 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2024

1.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111262 · 896/3134
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 175 on roll
Free school meals: 28.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Gladstone Street, Winsford, CW7 4AT
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources