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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 23 March 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Lostock Gralam CofE Primary School, URN 111289
- 12 October 2011Graded inspection: Good · as Lostock Gralam CofE Primary School, URN 111289
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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 entry37 applications · 19 places offered · 19 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2025 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2024 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2023 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2022 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2021 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2020 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2019 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2017 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2015 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2014 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- This school
- Cheshire West and Chester median
Dashed bars: as Lostock Gralam CofE Primary School (URN 111289), 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 | 19 | 37 | 2.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 * | 23 | 41 | 1.8 | 23 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 * | 27 | 56 | 2.1 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 * | 17 | 42 | 2.5 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 * | 30 | 64 | 2.1 | 34 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2021 * | 28 | 49 | 1.8 | 26 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2020 * | 25 | 63 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2019 * | 30 | 62 | 2.1 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2018 * | 30 | 62 | 2.1 | 37 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2017 * | 30 | 75 | 2.5 | 42 | 1.40 |
| Sep 2016 * | 30 | 55 | 1.8 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 29 | 64 | 2.2 | 26 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2014 * | 24 | 44 | 1.8 | 22 | 0.92 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Lostock Gralam CofE Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.0applications per place
- 1.6 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20231.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGraded · no overall grade20242.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- 2.7 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20241.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 3.1 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGraded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
- 3.8 km · Cheshire West and ChesterSpecial measures 20263.1applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
- 4.1 km · Cheshire West and ChesterNot yet inspected
- 4.1 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20241.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 4.3 km · Cheshire West and Chester20262.2applications per place 75%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
- 152085 · 896/3171
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 185 on roll
- Free school meals
- 21.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 October 2025
- Replaced
- Lostock Gralam CofE Primary School (URN 111289)
- Address
- School Lane, Lostock Gralam, Northwich, CW9 7PT
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources