Shocklach Oviatt CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Malpas, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.958 miles
Published by Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Shocklach Oviatt CofE Primary School is a primary school in Malpas, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Some aspects not as strong, from the inspection on 11 February 2025. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Shocklach Oviatt 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 | 3.958 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 last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 3.958 miles away, 5th longest of 42 Cheshire West and Chester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 8 of the 11 years with a published outcome; the 2026 distance was further from the school than in 2019.
- Reception 2026 drew 7 first-choice applications for 6 offers; 6 offers went to first-choice families, so 1 first-choice family (14%) was not offered a place.
- Ofsted's latest outcome, on 11 February 2025, was Some aspects not as strong; the previous graded outcome was Good (4 June 2015).
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
- Shocklach, Malpas, SY14 7BN
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 83 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong Inspected 11 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are friendly and welcoming.”
- “They help new pupils to settle quickly and become part of the Shocklach Oviatt family.”
- “Most pupils take care with the presentation of their work.”
To improve
- “However, pupils’ achievement across the curriculum varies.”
- “In some subjects, pupils do not build knowledge as well as they could.”
- “However, in some subjects, the school does not check that the curriculum is being delivered as well as intended.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 March 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) | 0% | 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: 7 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 6 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.
- Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Malpas Alport Endowed Primary School 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Clutton Church of England Primary School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Farndon Primary School 3.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tushingham With Grindley CofE Primary School 5.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tattenhall Park Primary School 7.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Saighton Church of England Primary School & Pre-School 8.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Eccleston CofE Primary School 8.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published