Farndon Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Chester, 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 🔒
Farndon Primary School is a primary school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 28 January 2025. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Farndon 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
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026, every applicant was offered a place, with 23 first-choice applications for 24 offers; 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- Of the 128 other Cheshire West and Chester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome, 86 also offered every applicant a place.
- Free school meal eligibility is 11.8% of pupils, against a middle figure of 7.7% across 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
- Churton Road, Farndon, Chester, CH3 6QP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 313 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 28 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this school.”
- “Staff greet pupils warmly each morning as they come through the school gate.”
- “This helps to form trusting relationships with parents and carers and pupils.”
To improve
- “A few subjects are still in development.”
- “In these subjects, the school has not finalised the knowledge and skills that pupils should learn.”
- “However, weaknesses in the previous curriculum mean that some pupils have gaps in their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 2025 (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) | 50% | 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: 23 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 23 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.
- Clutton Church of England Primary School 3.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shocklach Oviatt CofE Primary School 3.8 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Eccleston CofE Primary School 4.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Saighton Church of England Primary School & Pre-School 4.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tattenhall Park Primary School 5.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Dodleston CofE Primary School 5.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kings Moat Community Primary School 5.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published