Weaverham Forest Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Weaverham Forest Primary School is a primary school in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 June 2022. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Weaverham Forest Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 3 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place, yet places ran out in 7 of the 9 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 24 first-choice applications for 24 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 35% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest Cheshire West and Chester primary schools.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cheshire West and Chester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Forest Street, Weaverham, Northwich, CW8 3EY
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 225 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy warm relationships with staff.”
- “Pupils have a positive start to their learning.”
- “They feel a valued part of this happy and friendly school.”
To improve
- “However, leaders have not made sure that pupils are as well prepared for the next stage of their learning as they should be.”
- “This is due to the variability in which the curriculum across the key stages is delivered.”
- “However, up until this year, the attendance levels of disadvantaged pupils had remained stubbornly low.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 35% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 24 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 24 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cheshire West and Chester.
- Weaverham Primary Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Little Leigh Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School 1.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Sandiway Primary School 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hartford Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery 2.2 mi Good Last distance published