Rudheath Primary Academy and Nursery
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · 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 🔒
Rudheath Primary Academy and Nursery is a primary school in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). 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.
Rudheath Primary Academy and Nursery 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
- All Reception 2026 applicants were offered a place, though places ran out in 2 of the 10 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 26 first-choice applications for 27 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 4% 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
- Gadbrook Road, Rudheath, Northwich, CW9 7JL
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 371 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24% 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 enjoy their learning and achieve well at Rudheath Primary Academy and Nursery.”
- “This is because the school has high expectations of pupils and gives them the support that they need to be successful.”
- “Pupils feel safe and secure as part of the ‘school family’ because they know that the adults care deeply about their well-being, as well as their academic achievement.”
To improve
- “Where this is the case, teachers do not have the same strength in subject knowledge and skills as they do where the curriculum is further embedded.”
- “Consequently, at times, pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 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) | 55% | 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, 27 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.
- Victoria Road Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Leftwich Community Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lostock Gralam CofE Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kingsmead Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Charles Darwin Community Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Davenham CofE Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published