Wharton CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Winsford, 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 🔒
Wharton CofE Primary School is a primary school in Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 October 2024. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Wharton 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
- Ofsted's latest outcome was Not judged (15 October 2024); the previous graded outcome was Requires improvement (17 November 2021).
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026: there were 26 first-choice applications for 26 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 37% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd lowest of 9: this one and the 8 nearest Cheshire West and Chester primary schools.
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
- Greville Drive, Winsford, CW7 3EP
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 244 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are polite and well-mannered.”
- “They treat each other and adults with kindness and respect.”
- “Pupils spoke of the school as being one big family where everyone is welcome.”
To improve
- “Despite these efforts, the unvalidated data in the 2024 key stage 2 data showed that pupils’ attainment in reading, writing, and maths was below the national average.”
- “This is due to the weaknesses in the previous curriculum.”
- “The 2024 Year 6 cohort did not have enough time with the new curriculum to catch up.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 November 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) | 37% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 26 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.
- Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St. Chad's Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Winsford High Street Community Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Darnhall Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Grange Community Nursery and Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Over St John's CofE Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Over Hall Community School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published