Frodsham Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Frodsham, 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 🔒
Frodsham Primary Academy is a primary school in Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 25 February 2025. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Frodsham 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
- Every Reception applicant in 2026 was offered a place, though places ran out (a last distance was published) in 2 of the 9 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026: 7 first-choice applications for 12 offers, 0.6 first choices per offer, the lowest of 122 Cheshire West and Chester primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 10.9 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester is 21.
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
- Ship Street, Frodsham, WA6 7PZ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 80 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 10.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 25 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy school and arrive each morning ready to learn.”
- “Everyone is made to feel welcome at this school.”
- “Pupils accept one another and embrace their differences.”
To improve
- “Despite its efforts, some pupils do not attend school well enough.”
- “These pupils miss out on what the school has to offer.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 April 2025 (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: 7 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 7 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.
- Frodsham Manor House Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Luke's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Frodsham CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Aston by Sutton Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Helsby Hillside Primary School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kingsley Community Primary School and Nursery 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Alvanley and Manley Village School 3.3 mi Good Last distance published