Academy sponsor led · Cheshire West and Chester

Weaverham Primary Academy

4–11Ages
113Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146642URN

Northwich Road, Northwich, CW8 3BD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 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

0.6 below Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

43 applications for 27 places · 87th of 104 in Cheshire West and Chester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%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 · 17 January 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

1.6applications per place, Reception

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

43 applications · 27 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 1.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2025 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2024 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2023 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2022 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
2021 1.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2020 2.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2019 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2018 1.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school

This school
Cheshire West and Chester median

Dashed bars: as University Primary Academy Weaverham (URN 140410), Wallerscote Community School (URN 111213), 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	27	43	1.6	26	0.96
Sep 2025	15	38	2.5	15	1.00
Sep 2024	22	42	1.9	22	1.00
Sep 2023	18	33	1.8	16	0.89
Sep 2022	12	23	1.9	11	0.92
Sep 2021	18	28	1.6	17	0.94
Sep 2020	7	17	2.4	7	1.00
Sep 2019	7	12	1.7	6	0.86
Sep 2018 *	13	21	1.6	10	0.77
Sep 2017 *	19	26	1.4	16	0.84
Sep 2016 *	16	21	1.3	12	0.75
Sep 2015 *	22	37	1.7	22	1.00
Sep 2014 *	23	27	1.2	19	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 48% · Maths 52% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%103rd of 113 in Cheshire West and Chester

Cheshire West and Chester 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

Cheshire West and Chester 79% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Cheshire West and Chester 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard48%

Cheshire West and Chester 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Cheshire West and Chester 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard52%

Cheshire West and Chester 76% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Cheshire West and Chester 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	38%	10%	100	102
2023/24	57%	10%	105	103
2022/23	58%	0%	102	100

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

Weaverham Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham
0.6 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2023

1.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Weaverham Forest Primary School
0.8 km · Cheshire West and Chester

2026

1.8applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School
2.2 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Outstanding2023

1.6applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Little Leigh Primary School
2.3 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2023

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Hartford Primary School
2.5 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2021

2.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School
2.6 km · Cheshire West and Chester

2026

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery
2.8 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2023

2.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Sandiway Primary School
2.9 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146642 · 896/2008
Trust: North West Academies Trust Limited
Capacity: 210 pupils · 113 on roll
Free school meals: 35.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2018
Replaced: University Primary Academy Weaverham (URN 140410); Wallerscote Community School (URN 111213)
Address: Northwich Road, Northwich, CW8 3BD
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester

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