Whitegate CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.155 miles
Published by Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Whitegate 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 Standards maintained, 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.
Whitegate 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 | 1.155 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
- In 2024/25, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The last distance offered for Reception 2026 was 1.155 miles, nearer the school than in 2017, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 6 years with a published distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 29 first-choice applications for 24 offers; 23 offers went to first-choice families, and 6 first-choice families (21%) were not offered a place.
- Free school meals eligibility stands at 9.2% of pupils, against a middle figure of 23.9% 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
- Whitegate, Northwich, CW8 2AY
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 141 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 13 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are greeted each morning by Buddy and Reggie, the friendly school nurture dogs.”
- “They help pupils to develop confidence and to build self-esteem.”
- “Pupils say that everyone is welcome here.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects other than English and mathematics, some pupils are not learning as well as they could.”
- “This is because sometimes staff do not design activities which help pupils to remember new learning or avoid misconceptions.”
- “However, in some subjects other than English and mathematics, this information is not shared well enough beyond each classroom.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 December 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) | 64% | 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: 29 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.
- Hartford Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Moulton School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Grange Community Nursery and Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Sandiway Primary School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Over St John's CofE Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Oak View Academy 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Davenham CofE Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery 2.1 mi Good Last distance published