Academy converter · Cheshire West and Chester

Davenham CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
302Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
152083URN

Charles Avenue, Davenham, Northwich, CW9 8JW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.3 above Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

112 applications for 45 places · 28th of 104 in Cheshire West and Chester

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 16 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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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

2.5applications per place, Reception

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

112 applications · 45 places offered · 42 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2025 2.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2; as the previous school
2024 2.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2; as the previous school
2023 3.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2; as the previous school
2022 2.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1; as the previous school
2021 2.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2020 2.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2019 2.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 2.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 2.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school

This school
Cheshire West and Chester median

Dashed bars: as Davenham CofE Primary School (URN 111387), 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	45	112	2.5	42	0.93
Sep 2025 *	39	89	2.3	38	0.97
Sep 2024 *	39	103	2.6	39	1.00
Sep 2023 *	33	109	3.3	28	0.85
Sep 2022 *	45	115	2.6	52	1.16
Sep 2021 *	45	103	2.3	41	0.91
Sep 2020 *	45	125	2.8	47	1.04
Sep 2019 *	42	102	2.4	39	0.93
Sep 2018 *	45	108	2.4	46	1.02
Sep 2017 *	45	103	2.3	44	0.98
Sep 2016 *	45	113	2.5	49	1.09
Sep 2015 *	45	129	2.9	38	0.84
Sep 2014 *	45	114	2.5	37	0.82

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Davenham CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.5applications per place
Moulton School
1.1 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Leftwich Community Primary School
1.1 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2024

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Kingsmead Primary School
1.4 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2024

2.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College
1.9 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Not yet inspected
Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery
2.0 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2023

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

Good2021

2.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Charles Darwin Community Primary School
2.5 km · Cheshire West and Chester

2026

2.2applications per place 75%met the SATs 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: 152083 · 896/3645
Trust: Chester Diocesan Learning Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 302 on roll
Free school meals: 5.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2025
Replaced: Davenham CofE Primary School (URN 111387)
Address: Charles Avenue, Davenham, Northwich, CW9 8JW
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester

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