Kingsley Community Primary School and Nursery

Community school·Primary school Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester·WA6 6TZ
Composite score
53.5
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#6,002
National rank
#804
In North West
#38
In Cheshire West and Chester
Top 41%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
68%
% achieving higher RWM
8%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
21 first choices, 22 places
First choices per place
0.95
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
51
any preference, for 22 places
Applications from another council area
6%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.05
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020220.9120230.8520241.0020250.952026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Kingsley Community Primary School and Nursery first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
192
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
8.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
0.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
9.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,928
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

School overview

Kingsley Community Primary School and Nursery is a primary school serving Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 192 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. 68% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 32.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 41% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Kingsley Community Primary School and Nursery their first choice was offered one of its 22 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.3%. There are about 23.9 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 9% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Kingsley Community Primary School and Nursery does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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