Academy converter · Cheshire West and Chester

Childer Thornton Primary School

3–11Ages
246Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144529URN

New School Lane, Childer Thornton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 1QY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.6per place

2.4 above Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

137 applications for 30 places · 2nd 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: Outstanding · 28 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

28 February 2024
Graded inspection: Outstanding
5 May 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

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

4.6applications per place, Reception

2.4 above Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2) 2.4 above England median (2.2)

137 applications · 30 places offered · 49 named it first

2026 4.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2025 4.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2024 3.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2023 3.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2022 3.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
2021 3.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2020 4.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2019 3.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2018 3.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 3.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 2.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cheshire West and Chester median in 8 of 8 years.

This school
Cheshire West and Chester median

Dashed bars: as Childer Thornton Primary School (URN 111083), 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	137	4.6	49	1.63
Sep 2025	29	119	4.1	40	1.38
Sep 2024	30	111	3.7	42	1.40
Sep 2023	30	97	3.2	43	1.43
Sep 2022	30	96	3.2	44	1.47
Sep 2021	30	101	3.4	48	1.60
Sep 2020	30	134	4.5	60	2.00
Sep 2019	30	103	3.4	39	1.30
Sep 2018 *	30	110	3.7	44	1.47
Sep 2017 *	30	76	2.5	32	1.07
Sep 2016 *	30	94	3.1	31	1.03
Sep 2015 *	30	82	2.7	40	1.33
Sep 2014 *	28	73	2.6	35	1.25

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 83% · Maths 93% → 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 standard93%

Cheshire West and Chester 79% England 78%

Higher standard57%

Cheshire West and Chester 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Cheshire West and Chester 73% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Cheshire West and Chester 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Cheshire West and Chester 76% England 77%

Higher standard47%

Cheshire West and Chester 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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%	10%	109	108
2023/24	90%	21%	110	109
2022/23	77%	23%	108	108

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

Childer Thornton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

4.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Rossmore School
1.0 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Little Sutton C of E Primary School
1.1 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2024

2.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Mary of The Angels Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.5 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Not yet inspected
Sutton Green Primary School
1.6 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2024

1.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School
1.8 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2022

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Rivacre Valley Primary School
1.8 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2022

2.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Millfields Church of England (Controlled) Primary School
1.9 km · Wirral

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Heygarth Primary School
2.7 km · Wirral

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144529 · 896/2234
Trust: Concordia Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 246 on roll
Free school meals: 9.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2018
Replaced: Childer Thornton Primary School (URN 111083)
Address: New School Lane, Childer Thornton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 1QY
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester

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