St. Chad's Church of England Primary and Nursery School

Voluntary controlled school·Primary school Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester·CW7 4AT
Composite score
50.2
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#7,198
National rank
#994
In North West
#46
In Cheshire West and Chester
Top 49%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
61%
% achieving higher RWM
9%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
23 first choices, 24 places
First choices per place
0.96
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
45
any preference, for 24 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.04
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020220.8620230.9220241.0020250.962026

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

Every child who put St. Chad's Church of England Primary and Nursery School 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
4–11
Pupils on roll
163
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
30.7%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
19.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
7.1%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
21.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,111
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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School overview

St. Chad's Church of England Primary and Nursery School is a primary school serving Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. It has 163 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 14.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 9% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St. Chad's Church of England Primary and Nursery School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 23 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 7.1%. There are about 18.5 pupils per teacher. St. Chad's Church of England Primary and Nursery School 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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