Weaverham Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · 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 🔒
Weaverham Primary Academy is a primary school in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 January 2023. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Weaverham Primary Academy 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
- In 2024/25, 38% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 38% was the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester.
- For Reception 2026, every applicant was offered a place; there were 26 first-choice applications for 27 offers, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 35.4% of pupils, against a middle figure of 13% 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
- Northwich Road, Northwich, CW8 3BD
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 113 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 17 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “Pupils told inspectors that staff take good care of them.”
- “This makes pupils feel happy and safe in school.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, teachers do not use leaders’ assessment systems as effectively as they could.”
- “On occasion, this means that pupils do not have the prior knowledge needed to make sense of new learning.”
- “This hinders some pupils’ progress in one or two subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 March 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) | 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: 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.
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Weaverham Forest Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Little Leigh Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Hartford Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Sandiway Primary School 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published