Eaton Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 5–11 · Tarporley, 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 🔒
Eaton Primary School is a primary school in Tarporley, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 5–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 November 2023. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Eaton 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
- In 2024/25, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, though places ran out in 3 of the 10 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 saw 16 first-choice applications for 19 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 4 offers went to families living outside Cheshire West and Chester.
- 5.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 27% 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
- Lower Lane, Eaton, Tarporley, CW6 9AN
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 175 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at this school.”
- “They feel happy in the knowledge that they are cared for and celebrated for their individual qualities.”
- “Pupils said that the best part of school is being with their friends and the staff.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, there is variation in how effectively the school helps pupils to revisit key information.”
- “This means that, on occasion, they are unable to retain some important knowledge in the long term.”
- “In a small number of subjects, assessment strategies are still being refined.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 December 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) | 72% | 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, 19 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.
- Tarporley CofE Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Delamere CofE Primary Academy 3.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Duddon St Peter's CofE Primary School 3.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Oak View Academy 4.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Over Hall Community School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Huxley CofE Primary School 4.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Over St John's CofE Primary School 4.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published