This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 March 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 25 April 2012Graded inspection: Good · as Tarvin Primary School, URN 111110
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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 entry43 applications · 24 places offered · 24 named it first
- 2026 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2025 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2024 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2023 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2022 1.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
- 2021 1.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2020 1.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2019 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 1.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2017 1.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 1.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2015 1.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2014 1.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- This school
- Cheshire West and Chester median
Dashed bars: as Tarvin Primary School (URN 111110), 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 | 24 | 43 | 1.8 | 24 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 29 | 50 | 1.7 | 28 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 51 | 1.7 | 35 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2023 | 32 | 55 | 1.7 | 28 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2022 | 28 | 45 | 1.6 | 27 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2021 | 41 | 64 | 1.6 | 39 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2020 * | 35 | 48 | 1.4 | 34 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2019 * | 28 | 50 | 1.8 | 28 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 * | 38 | 55 | 1.5 | 35 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2017 * | 38 | 55 | 1.5 | 37 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2016 * | 44 | 61 | 1.4 | 32 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2015 * | 28 | 46 | 1.6 | 29 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2014 * | 28 | 45 | 1.6 | 27 | 0.96 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 85% · Writing 85% · Maths 88% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- 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 | 82% | 24% | 110 | 109 |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 7% | 106 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 58% | 13% | 105 | 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
- Tarvin Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.8applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
- 2.9 km · Cheshire West and ChesterSpecial measures 20261.3applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
- 3.3 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGraded · no overall grade20252.3applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
- 3.7 km · Cheshire West and ChesterOutstanding20242.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 3.8 km · Cheshire West and ChesterRemains Good20222.9applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
- 4.1 km · Cheshire West and Chester20263.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 4.7 km · Cheshire West and ChesterRemains Outstanding20242.9applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
- 4.9 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGraded · no overall grade20243.5applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 5.6 km · Cheshire West and ChesterSpecial measures Inadequate20222.9applications per place 33%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
- 147995 · 896/2276
- Trust
- Sandstone Trust
- Capacity
- 315 pupils · 230 on roll
- Free school meals
- 4.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 December 2020
- Replaced
- Tarvin Primary School (URN 111110)
- Address
- Heath Drive, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8LS
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources