Crowton Christ Church CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Northwich, 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 🔒
Crowton Christ Church CofE Primary School is a primary school in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 13 November 2024. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Crowton Christ Church 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 | 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
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 86 of the 128 other Cheshire West and Chester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 2 first-choice applications for 2 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; the published admission number for Reception 2027 is 13.
- In 2024/25, 43% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 10.9 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.1 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
- Crowton, Northwich, CW8 2RW
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 50 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 10.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 13 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are polite, well mannered and respectful.”
- “Staff create a caring and supportive learning environment.”
- “Pupils have warm, trusting relationships with adults and they feel safe in school.”
To improve
- “However, pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) at times do not receive effective support to access the curriculum on offer.”
- “Furthermore, in some curriculum subjects, pupils’ achievement is not as strong as it could be.”
- “This has had an impact in a few aspects of the school’s provision.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 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) | 43% | 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: 2 first-preference applications, 2 offers in total, 2 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.
- Norley Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Weaverham Forest Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsley Community Primary School and Nursery 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sandiway Primary School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cuddington Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Little Leigh Primary School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Weaverham Primary Academy 2.7 mi Good Last distance published