Voluntary controlled school · Cheshire West and Chester

Over St John's CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
135Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
111263URN

Delamere Street, Winsford, CW7 2LU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2019

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.5 above Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

58 applications for 21 places · 16th of 104 in Cheshire West and Chester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%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 GoodJul 2019

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2024

Inspection history

9 May 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
9 July 2019
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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

58 applications · 21 places offered · 24 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2025 2.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2024 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2023 2.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2022 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
2021 2.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2020 3.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2019 3.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2018 2.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2017 3.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2016 3.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9
2015 4.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2014 3.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0

More applications per place than the Cheshire West and Chester median in 12 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	21	58	2.8	24	1.14
Sep 2025	18	49	2.7	18	1.00
Sep 2024	20	43	2.2	19	0.95
Sep 2023	21	59	2.8	21	1.00
Sep 2022	18	40	2.2	14	0.78
Sep 2021	20	47	2.4	18	0.90
Sep 2020	15	46	3.1	14	0.93
Sep 2019	20	69	3.5	21	1.05
Sep 2018	20	53	2.7	22	1.10
Sep 2017	20	78	3.9	28	1.40
Sep 2016	21	72	3.4	22	1.05
Sep 2015	20	82	4.1	15	0.75
Sep 2014	20	65	3.3	27	1.35

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 71% · Maths 76% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%32nd of 113 in Cheshire West and Chester

Cheshire West and Chester 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Cheshire West and Chester 79% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Cheshire West and Chester 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Cheshire West and Chester 73% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Cheshire West and Chester 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Cheshire West and Chester 76% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Cheshire West and Chester 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	71%	5%	106	105
2023/24	52%	0%	103	102
2022/23	71%	5%	105	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

Over St John's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.2 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Not yet inspected

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
The Oak View Academy
0.3 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2024

1.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Grange Community Nursery and Primary School
0.3 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2023

2.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Over Hall Community School
0.9 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2024

1.9applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Winsford High Street Community Primary School
1.0 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St. Chad's Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Darnhall Primary School
1.5 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2023

2.0applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Wharton CofE Primary School
2.2 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 37%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111263 · 896/3135
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 147 pupils · 135 on roll
Free school meals: 39.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Delamere Street, Winsford, CW7 2LU
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester

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