Academy converter · Cheshire West and Chester

Leftwich Community Primary School

4–11Ages
161Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148459URN

Old Hall Road, Leftwich, Leftwich Primary School, Northwich, CW9 8DH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.3 below Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

53 applications for 28 places · 69th of 104 in Cheshire West and Chester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%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 · 24 April 2024Ofsted'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

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

53 applications · 28 places offered · 25 named it first

2026 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2025 2.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2024 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2023 1.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2022 2.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
2021 2.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2020 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2019 1.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 2.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.2; 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 1.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school

This school
Cheshire West and Chester median

Dashed bars: as Leftwich Community Primary School (URN 111137), 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	28	53	1.9	25	0.89
Sep 2025	9	18	2.0	9	1.00
Sep 2024	17	38	2.2	17	1.00
Sep 2023	27	44	1.6	23	0.85
Sep 2022	15	35	2.3	15	1.00
Sep 2021 *	14	38	2.7	14	1.00
Sep 2020 *	26	49	1.9	22	0.85
Sep 2019 *	25	41	1.6	24	0.96
Sep 2018 *	19	47	2.5	18	0.95
Sep 2017 *	19	46	2.4	19	1.00
Sep 2016 *	24	52	2.2	23	0.96
Sep 2015 *	29	47	1.6	25	0.86
Sep 2014 *	27	41	1.5	25	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 78% · Maths 63% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%70th of 113 in Cheshire West and Chester

Cheshire West and Chester 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Cheshire West and Chester 79% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Cheshire West and Chester 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Cheshire West and Chester 73% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Cheshire West and Chester 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Cheshire West and Chester 76% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Cheshire West and Chester 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	56%	6%	103	103
2023/24	71%	0%	104	102
2022/23	77%	14%	108	109

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

Leftwich Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Davenham CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2024

2.5applications per place
Kingsmead Primary School
1.3 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2024

2.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College
1.3 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Not yet inspected
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Rudheath Primary Academy and Nursery
1.8 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Charles Darwin Community Primary School
2.0 km · Cheshire West and Chester

2026

2.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School
2.0 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Victoria Road Primary School
2.1 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2024

1.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected 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: 148459 · 896/2316
Trust: Weaver Trust Limited
Capacity: 210 pupils · 161 on roll
Free school meals: 34.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2021
Replaced: Leftwich Community Primary School (URN 111137)
Address: Old Hall Road, Leftwich, Leftwich Primary School, Northwich, CW9 8DH
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester

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