Tarporley CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Tarporley, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.177 miles
Published by Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Tarporley CofE Primary School is a primary school in Tarporley, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 June 2024. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Tarporley CofE 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 | 2.177 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 there were 32 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 28 offers went to first-choice families and 4 first-choice families (13%) were not offered a place.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was 2.177 miles, similar to 2025 and the 12th longest of 42 Cheshire West and Chester primary schools with a published last distance.
- Of the 59 Reception 2026 applications, 10 (17%) came from families living outside Cheshire West and Chester, and 0 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 71% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% 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
- Park Road, Tarporley, CW6 0AN
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 259 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive and are happy at this caring and nurturing school.”
- “Relationships between adults and pupils are strong and respectful.”
- “Pupils are proud of their school and relish the wider opportunities that it offers to them.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, the checks that the school makes to ensure the successful delivery of the curriculums are at an earlier stage than in other subjects.”
- “This means that the school does not have a clear understanding of the impact of the curriculum on pupils’ learning in these subjects.”
- “It also means that the school is not able to identify when teachers might need additional support or guidance to deliver these curriculums as intended.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 July 2024 (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) | 71% | 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: 32 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 28 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.
- Eaton Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Huxley CofE Primary School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Duddon St Peter's CofE Primary School 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Delamere CofE Primary Academy 3.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Kelsall Primary and Nursery School 3.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Tarvin Primary School 4.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tattenhall Park Primary School 5.2 mi Good Last distance published
- The Oak View Academy 5.4 mi Good Last distance published