Academy converter · Cheshire West and Chester

Victoria Road Primary School

4–11Ages
125Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143164URN

Victoria Road, Northwich, CW9 5RE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.7 below Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

25 applications for 16 places · 91st of 104 in Cheshire West and Chester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%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 · 1 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

25 applications · 16 places offered · 16 named it first

2026 1.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2025 2.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2024 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2023 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2022 3.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
2021 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2020 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2019 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2018 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2017 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2016 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school

This school
Cheshire West and Chester median

Dashed bars: as Victoria Road Primary School (URN 111226), the previous school.

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	16	25	1.6	16	1.00
Sep 2025	14	34	2.4	13	0.93
Sep 2024	14	25	1.8	14	1.00
Sep 2023	17	36	2.1	17	1.00
Sep 2022	10	32	3.2	9	0.90
Sep 2021	18	33	1.8	17	0.94
Sep 2020	19	41	2.2	19	1.00
Sep 2019	19	41	2.2	19	1.00
Sep 2018	21	45	2.1	18	0.86
Sep 2017	23	49	2.1	16	0.70
Sep 2016 *	30	67	2.2	35	1.17
Sep 2015 *	27	52	1.9	23	0.85
Sep 2014 *	30	60	2.0	22	0.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 82% · Maths 82% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%16th of 113 in Cheshire West and Chester

Cheshire West and Chester 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Cheshire West and Chester 79% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Cheshire West and Chester 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Cheshire West and Chester 73% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Cheshire West and Chester 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Cheshire West and Chester 76% England 77%

Higher standard14%

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	77%	0%	105	105
2023/24	70%	5%	107	104
2022/23	52%	0%	102	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

Victoria Road Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School
0.4 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College
1.5 km · Cheshire West and Chester

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

2026

2.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Rudheath Primary Academy and Nursery
1.7 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School
2.1 km · Cheshire West and Chester

2026

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

Good2024

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

Good2024

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

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143164 · 896/2709
Trust: The Aspire Educational Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 125 on roll
Free school meals: 28.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2017
Replaced: Victoria Road Primary School (URN 111226)
Address: Victoria Road, Northwich, CW9 5RE
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester

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