Academy converter · Halton

Daresbury Primary School

4–11Ages
199Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143602URN

Chester Road, Daresbury, Warrington, WA4 4AJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

1.3 above Halton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Halton

99 applications for 30 places · 1st of 34 in Halton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

85%met the expected standard

Halton 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 1 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

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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

3.3applications per place, Reception

1.3 above Halton median (2.0) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

99 applications · 30 places offered · 35 named it first

2026 3.3; Halton median median 2.0
2025 2.7; Halton median median 1.9
2024 2.9; Halton median median 1.9
2023 2.3; Halton median median 1.8
2022 2.9; Halton median median 1.7
2021 2.5; Halton median median 1.8
2020 2.9; Halton median median 1.7
2019 2.3; Halton median median 1.6
2018 2.6; Halton median median 1.7
2017 3.5; Halton median median 1.7
2016 3.6; Halton median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 3.8; Halton median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 4.6; Halton median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Halton median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Halton median

Dashed bars: as Daresbury Primary School (URN 110994), 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	30	99	3.3	35	1.17
Sep 2025	27	72	2.7	22	0.81
Sep 2024	25	73	2.9	18	0.72
Sep 2023	30	70	2.3	23	0.77
Sep 2022	27	77	2.9	22	0.81
Sep 2021	30	76	2.5	27	0.90
Sep 2020	23	66	2.9	22	0.96
Sep 2019	28	63	2.3	22	0.79
Sep 2018	30	78	2.6	20	0.67
Sep 2017	20	70	3.5	24	1.20
Sep 2016 *	20	71	3.6	23	1.15
Sep 2015 *	20	76	3.8	13	0.65
Sep 2014 *	14	64	4.6	12	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 96% · Writing 93% · Maths 89% → all three 85% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard85%2nd of 47 in Halton

Halton 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard96%

Halton 75% England 78%

Higher standard70%

Halton 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Halton 73% England 75%

Greater depth30%

Halton 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Halton 75% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Halton 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Halton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	85%	11%	110	107
2023/24	75%	21%	108	107
2022/23	68%	9%	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

Daresbury Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.3applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Moore Primary School
1.9 km · Halton

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Windmill Hill Primary School
2.3 km · Halton

Good2024

1.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool
2.4 km · Halton

2026

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Gorsewood Primary School
2.4 km · Halton

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Berteline's CofE Primary School
2.6 km · Halton

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place
Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School
2.8 km · Halton

Good2023

1.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Bridgewater Park Primary School
3.4 km · Halton

2026

1.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
3.7 km · Halton

Good2023

2.6applications per place 50%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143602 · 876/2109
Trust: The Heath Family (NORTH West)
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 210 pupils · 199 on roll
Free school meals: 9.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2016
Replaced: Daresbury Primary School (URN 110994)
Address: Chester Road, Daresbury, Warrington, WA4 4AJ
Local authority: Halton

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