Darnhall Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.636 miles
Published by Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Darnhall Primary School is a primary school in Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 4 October 2023. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Darnhall 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 | 1.636 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
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered, 1.636 miles, was the longest of the 5 years with a published distance, and further than in 2021.
- Reception distances swung sharply between some years, most from 2022 to 2023, and every applicant was offered a place in 6 of the 11 years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 45 first-choice applications for 49 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 49% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Sandyhill Road, Darnhall, Winsford, CW7 1JL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 440 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 4 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend this school which sits firmly at the heart of its community.”
- “Pupils said that they feel safe and happy.”
- “They know that they are valued and that everyone is welcome in their school.”
To improve
- “However, children in the early years do not learn equally well across all areas of the curriculum.”
- “Some children are not as well prepared for their next steps as they should be as a result.”
- “However, this is not reflected in the 2022 published data.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 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) | 49% | 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: 45 first-preference applications, 49 offers in total, 45 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.
- Over Hall Community School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St. Chad's Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Over St John's CofE Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Winsford High Street Community Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Oak View Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Grange Community Nursery and Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Wharton CofE Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published