Little Leigh Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · 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 🔒
Little Leigh 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 3 July 2023. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Little Leigh 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 | 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
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 86 of the 128 other Cheshire West and Chester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 25 first-choice applications for 25 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 16 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.1 across 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
- Shutley Lane, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 138 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 3 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending Little Leigh Primary School.”
- “They arrive at school keen to start their day.”
- “Staff greet them with welcoming smiles.”
To improve
- “However, occasionally, teachers do not choose the most suitable activities to assist pupils to learn new ideas.”
- “This hinders how well some pupils learn.”
- “However, in a few subjects, leaders have not equipped teachers with the strategies needed to check that pupils are remembering key knowledge over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 September 2023 (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) | 67% | 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: 25 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.
- Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Weaverham Forest Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Weaverham Primary Academy 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Comberbach Nursery and Primary School 1.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Whitley Village School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Antrobus St Mark's CofE Primary School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published