Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.218 miles
Published by Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 10 October 2023. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery 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 | 0.218 mi |
| 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
- For Reception 2026 the last distance offered was 0.218 miles, 2nd shortest of 42 Cheshire West and Chester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The Reception last distance has swung sharply between some years, most of all from 2022 to 2023, and the 2026 figure was nearer the school than in 2016.
- Reception 2026 drew 39 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 27 offers went to first-choice families and 12 first-choice families (31%) were not offered a place.
- 53% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25, 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester.
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
- Cambridge Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 4AQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 256 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 10 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), enjoy attending school.”
- “They feel well cared for and safe.”
- “Pupils know that the school has their best interests at heart.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, the school’s work on the curriculum is not as well developed as in other subjects.”
- “As a result, a few aspects of the national curriculum are not included or covered in sufficient depth.”
- “However, in some subjects, teachers do not routinely help pupils to retain key knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 November 2023 (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) | 53% | 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: 39 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 27 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.
- William Stockton Community Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wolverham Primary and Nursery School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Westminster Community Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Whitby Heath Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The Oaks Community Primary School 0.9 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- The Acorns Primary and Nursery School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published