Delamere CofE Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Tarporley, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.126 miles
Published by Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Delamere CofE Primary Academy is a primary school in Tarporley, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 21 November 2023. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Delamere CofE Primary Academy 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 | 1.126 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 Reception 2026 last distance offered was 1.126 miles, nearer than in 2025 and 2016, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 11 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 43 first-choice applications for 25 offers, 1.7 first choices per offer, the 2nd highest of 122 Cheshire West and Chester primary schools.
- In 2026, 25 Reception offers went to first-choice families, and 18 first-choice families (42%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 96% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the highest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Delamere Ce Primary Academy, Stoney Lane, Stoney Lane, Kelsall, Tarporley, CW6 0ST
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 177 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 21 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are exceptionally happy in school and never want to miss a day.”
- “Pupils behave impeccably in lessons and at playtimes.”
- “They understand the school values of love, care, peace and respect, and they abide by these fully.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 January 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) | 96% | 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: 43 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 25 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.
- Kelsall Primary and Nursery School 1.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Norley Church of England Primary School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ashton Hayes Primary School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cuddington Primary School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Duddon St Peter's CofE Primary School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Eaton Primary School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Tarporley CofE Primary School 3.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sandiway Primary School 3.7 mi Not judged Last distance published