Kelsall Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Tarporley, 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 🔒
Kelsall Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Tarporley, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 6 February 2024. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Kelsall Primary and Nursery 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 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 2 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 86 of the 128 other Cheshire West and Chester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 3 of the 8 earlier years with a published outcome, Reception places ran out and a last distance was published; the figure swung sharply between some years.
- For Reception 2026 there were 22 first-choice applications for 29 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 7 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Kelsall Primary and Nursery School, Flat Lane, Kelsall, Tarporley, CW6 0PU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 251 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 6 February 2024
Strengths
- “The shared vision that ‘no one is left behind’ underpins the amazing experience that pupils have at this highly successful school.”
- “Pupils have a thirst for learning and strive to meet the high expectations that staff have of them.”
- “Pupils achieve exceptionally well across a broad range of subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 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) | 68% | 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: 22 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 22 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.
- Ashton Hayes Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Delamere CofE Primary Academy 1.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Duddon St Peter's CofE Primary School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tarvin Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Barrow CofE Primary School 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Tarporley CofE Primary School 3.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Huxley CofE Primary School 4.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Norley Church of England Primary School 4.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published