St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 5–11 · 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 🔒
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 5–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 19 October 2022. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
St Wilfrid's Catholic 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
- In 2024/25, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception applicant was offered a 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 28 first-choice applications for 30 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 10.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 13.6% 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
- Greenbank Lane, Hartford, Northwich, CW8 1JW
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 191 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 19 October 2022
Strengths
- “At St Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School, warm and welcoming relationships permeate throughout the school.”
- “Pupils said that their teachers ‘truly care’ about them.”
- “Parents and carers spoke highly of the care and support that their children receive from staff.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, teachers do not ensure that pupils have sufficient opportunity to refresh their knowledge of earlier learning.”
- “This sometimes slows pupils’ learning of subsequent topics.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 December 2022 (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) | 62% | 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: 28 first-preference applications, 30 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.
- Kingsmead Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Charles Darwin Community Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hartford Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Leftwich Community Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Davenham CofE Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published