Community school · Cheshire West and Chester

Kingsmead Primary School

4–11Ages
308Pupils
PrimaryPhase
134336URN

Dukes Way, Kingsmead, Northwich, CW9 8WA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.6 above Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

128 applications for 45 places · 14th of 104 in Cheshire West and Chester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%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

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 January 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
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

2.8applications per place, Reception

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

128 applications · 45 places offered · 53 named it first

2026 2.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2025 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2024 2.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2023 2.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2022 2.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
2021 3.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2020 2.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2019 3.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2018 3.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2017 2.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2016 3.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9
2015 4.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2014 5.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0

More applications per place than the Cheshire West and Chester median in 13 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	45	128	2.8	53	1.18
Sep 2025	37	91	2.5	37	1.00
Sep 2024	43	124	2.9	43	1.00
Sep 2023	45	124	2.8	58	1.29
Sep 2022	45	120	2.7	48	1.07
Sep 2021	46	136	3.0	52	1.13
Sep 2020	45	129	2.9	61	1.36
Sep 2019	45	135	3.0	54	1.20
Sep 2018	45	141	3.1	50	1.11
Sep 2017	45	125	2.8	44	0.98
Sep 2016	41	135	3.3	40	0.98
Sep 2015	30	134	4.5	53	1.77
Sep 2014	30	154	5.1	43	1.43

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 77% · Maths 74% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%46th of 113 in Cheshire West and Chester

Cheshire West and Chester 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Cheshire West and Chester 79% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Cheshire West and Chester 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Cheshire West and Chester 73% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Cheshire West and Chester 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Cheshire West and Chester 76% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Cheshire West and Chester 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

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Cheshire West and Chester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	66%	2%	107	104
2023/24	61%	0%	106	103
2022/23	59%	0%	105	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

Kingsmead Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College
0.8 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Not yet inspected
Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery
0.9 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2023

2.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Charles Darwin Community Primary School
1.1 km · Cheshire West and Chester

2026

2.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Leftwich Community Primary School
1.3 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2024

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School
1.4 km · Cheshire West and Chester

2026

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

Good2024

2.5applications per place
Hartford Primary School
1.7 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2021

2.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

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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: 134336 · 896/3802
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 315 pupils · 308 on roll
Free school meals: 6.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2004
Address: Dukes Way, Kingsmead, Northwich, CW9 8WA
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester

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