Over Hall Community School
Primary · Academy converter · 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 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Over Hall Community School is a primary school in Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 March 2024. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Over Hall Community 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
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 58.2% of pupils, against a middle figure of 35.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, with 22 first-choice applications for 22 offers; places ran out in 2 of the 10 earlier years.
- In 2024/25, 38% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure was the 2nd lowest 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
- Ludlow Close, Winsford, CW7 1LX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 158 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 58.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils belong to a school that truly sits within the heart of the community.”
- “The care, nurture and support that pupils enjoy each and every day radiates beyond the school gates to their families.”
- “The regular ‘family lunch’ is just one example of the strong bond between the school, pupils and their parents and carers.”
To improve
- “Even so, in some subjects, especially those that are not taught on a daily basis, some pupils find it difficult to remember aspects of their previous learning.”
- “This is because teachers do not provide enough opportunities for pupils to recall what they have learned over time.”
- “In 2023, pupils’ attainment at the end of Year 6 was significantly below the national average.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 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) | 38% | 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, 22 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.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Darnhall Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Over St John's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Oak View Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Grange Community Nursery and Primary School 0.7 mi Good 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
- Wharton CofE Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published