Wimboldsley Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Middlewich, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.954 miles
Published by Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Wimboldsley Community Primary School is a primary school in Middlewich, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Wimboldsley Community 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 | 3.954 mi |
| 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
- Free school meal eligibility is 7.8% of pupils, against a middle figure of 35.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester.
- For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 3.954 miles away, the 6th longest of 42 Cheshire West and Chester primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 16 first-choice applications for 15 offers; 31 of the 38 applications (82%) came from families living outside Cheshire West and Chester, and 10 offers went to them.
- 52% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25, 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Nantwich Road, Wimboldsley, Middlewich, CW10 0LN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 129 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 28 April 2026
Strengths
- “Leaders have established a school culture that helps every pupil to succeed.”
- “If pupils face barriers to their learning, leaders take very effective action to remove and reduce those barriers.”
- “Pupils benefit from considerable support for their wellbeing.”
To improve
- “A small number of pupils struggle to manage their emotions.”
- “In writing, pupils’ achievement lags behind.”
- “Sometimes, identified gaps are not addressed precisely.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 2026 (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) | 52% | 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, 15 offers in total, 14 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.
- Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wharton CofE Primary School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St. Chad's Church of England Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Darnhall Primary School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Winsford High Street Community Primary School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Over Hall Community School 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Grange Community Nursery and Primary School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published