Comberbach Nursery and Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · 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 🔒
Comberbach Nursery and Primary School is a primary school in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 23 October 2024. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Comberbach Nursery and 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
- Ofsted's latest outcome, on 23 October 2024, was that the school had improved significantly.
- In 2024/25, 83% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%); 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 86 of the 128 other Cheshire West and Chester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 24 first-choice applications for 25 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; places ran out in 1 of the 10 earlier years.
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
- Mather Drive, Comberbach, Northwich, CW9 6BG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 200 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 23 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be part of this exceptional school.”
- “The school has established an influential culture built around respect, curiosity and ‘trying our best’.”
- “Pupils are inspired to live out these values and this is reflected in their exemplary conduct, interactions and work.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 November 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) | 83% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 24 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.
- Antrobus St Mark's CofE Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Great Budworth CofE Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Little Leigh Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Whitley Village School 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wincham Community Primary School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published