Victoria Road Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.573 miles
Published by Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Victoria Road Primary School is a primary school in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 1 May 2024. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Victoria Road 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 | 0.573 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
- In 2026 the last Reception place went to a child living 0.573 miles away, 11th shortest of 42 Cheshire West and Chester primary schools with a published last distance.
- Every applicant was offered a place in 8 of the 11 years with a published Reception outcome, and the 2026 distance was further from the school than in 2016.
- Reception 2026 had 16 first-choice applications for 16 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; the admission number for Reception 2027 is 30 places.
- In 2024/25, 77% 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
- Victoria Road, Northwich, CW9 5RE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 125 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 1 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils happily come into school each morning.”
- “They are welcomed by caring staff on arrival.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are especially strong.”
To improve
- “However, in the early years, children do not build up their knowledge as well as they should.”
- “This means that some children are not well prepared for Year 1.”
- “In 2023, the proportion of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standards in reading and mathematics was significantly below the national average.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 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) | 77% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 16 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.
- Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Charles Darwin Community Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Rudheath Primary Academy and Nursery 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Leftwich Community Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsmead Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lostock Gralam CofE Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published