Voluntary aided school · Cheshire West and Chester

Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School

2–11Ages
219Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
111389URN

Church Walk, Northwich, CW9 5QQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

44 applications for 23 places · 64th of 104 in Cheshire West and Chester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

35%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 inspection · 14 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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)

44 applications · 23 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2025 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2024 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2023 2.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2022 1.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
2021 2.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2020 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2019 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2018 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2017 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2016 2.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9
2015 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2014 2.2; 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	23	44	1.9	22	0.96
Sep 2025	22	41	1.9	22	1.00
Sep 2024	16	40	2.5	15	0.94
Sep 2023	24	54	2.3	23	0.96
Sep 2022	34	51	1.5	32	0.94
Sep 2021	27	55	2.0	27	1.00
Sep 2020	27	57	2.1	26	0.96
Sep 2019	33	58	1.8	32	0.97
Sep 2018	41	71	1.7	41	1.00
Sep 2017	40	76	1.9	40	1.00
Sep 2016	36	81	2.3	35	0.97
Sep 2015	40	89	2.2	38	0.95
Sep 2014	39	86	2.2	52	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 55% · Writing 58% · Maths 45% → all three 35% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard35%106th of 113 in Cheshire West and Chester

Cheshire West and Chester 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard55%

Cheshire West and Chester 79% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Cheshire West and Chester 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard58%

Cheshire West and Chester 73% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Cheshire West and Chester 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard45%

Cheshire West and Chester 76% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Cheshire West and Chester 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	35%	3%	100	99
2023/24	23%	3%	99	98
2022/23	45%	3%	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

Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Victoria Road Primary School
0.4 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2024

1.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College
1.1 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Not yet inspected
Charles Darwin Community Primary School
1.2 km · Cheshire West and Chester

2026

2.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School
1.7 km · Cheshire West and Chester

2026

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

Good2024

2.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Rudheath Primary Academy and Nursery
1.9 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Leftwich Community Primary School
2.0 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2024

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
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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: 111389 · 896/3800
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 280 pupils · 219 on roll
Free school meals: 32.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Church Walk, Northwich, CW9 5QQ
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester

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