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Wolverham Primary and Nursery School

  • 2–11Ages
  • 277Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 144562URN

Milton Road, Wolverham, Ellesmere Port, CH65 5AT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.7per place
0.5 above Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

79 applications for 29 places · 19th of 104 in Cheshire West and Chester
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
71%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 16 June 2026Published 6 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsExpected standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

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Inspection history

  1. 16 June 2026
    Report card · 4 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard
  2. 25 May 2022
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding

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
2.7applications per place, Reception
0.5 above Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

79 applications · 29 places offered · 44 named it first

  1. 2026 2.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
  2. 2025 2.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
  3. 2024 2.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
  4. 2023 3.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
  5. 2022 2.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
  6. 2021 2.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
  7. 2020 3.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
  8. 2019 2.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
  9. 2018 3.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
  10. 2017 2.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
  11. 2016 2.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9; as the previous school
  12. 2015 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
  13. 2014 1.9; 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 Wolverham Primary and Nursery School (URN 111089), 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202629792.7441.52
Sep 202527792.9431.59
Sep 202429812.8361.24
Sep 202330933.1481.60
Sep 202230802.7431.43
Sep 202129832.9391.34
Sep 202030933.1531.77
Sep 201930822.7401.33
Sep 2018 *30933.1531.77
Sep 2017 *30792.6441.47
Sep 2016 *30732.4441.47
Sep 2015 *30742.5431.43
Sep 2014 *30571.9401.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 86% · Maths 91% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%32nd of 113 in Cheshire West and Chester
Reading
Expected standard80%
Higher standard29%
Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard86%
Greater depth9%
Maths
Expected standard91%
Higher standard14%
Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Cheshire West and Chester median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2571%3%105105
2023/2462%3%107103
2022/2358%3%104104

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

School details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
144562 · 896/2242
Trust
Concordia Multi Academy Trust
Capacity
210 pupils · 277 on roll
Free school meals
40.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 May 2018
Replaced
Wolverham Primary and Nursery School (URN 111089)
Address
Milton Road, Wolverham, Ellesmere Port, CH65 5AT
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester

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