Primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

There are 129 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester, teaching 27,382 pupils. Of the 116 with a score, 43 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 36 do worse.

Best in England Secondary schools in Cheshire West and Chester All schools in Cheshire West and Chester Places within

Pupils from low-income families19%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools43 of 116scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards14inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)823 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full34 of 125schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size25.3one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs20schools on the government programme

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Primary schools (129)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Delamere CofE Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11 · Tarporley	177	3%	Outstanding 2023	100	98 to 100
2	Mill View Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Chester	242	7%	Outstanding 2024	99	97 to 100
3	Whitley Village SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Warrington	77	7%	No overall grade 2024	99	96 to 100
4	St Martin's Academy ChesterFree school · ages 4-11 · Chester	177	5%	No overall grade 2024	99	96 to 100
5	Boughton Heath AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11 · Chester	225	5%	Outstanding 2024	98	96 to 100
6	Acresfield AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Chester	248	7%	Outstanding 2024	98	95 to 100
7	Guilden Sutton CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11 · Chester	207	2%	Outstanding 2024	97	92 to 99
8	Childer Thornton Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Ellesmere Port	246	10%	Outstanding 2024	97	92 to 99
9	Willaston CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11 · Neston	212	2%	Outstanding 2024	95	89 to 98
10	Barnton Community Nursery and Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11 · Northwich	482	18%	Outstanding 2023	94	89 to 97
11	Comberbach Nursery and Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11 · Northwich	200	6%	Not inspected	93	79 to 99
12	Belgrave Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Chester	211	7%	Good 2023	93	84 to 97
13	Woodfall Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11 · Neston	438	12%	No overall grade 2025	91	82 to 96
14	Meadow Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Ellesmere Port	419	6%	Report card 2025	89	77 to 95
15	Parkgate Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · Neston	184	10%	Good 2024	88	73 to 96
16	Kelsall Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11 · Tarporley	251	6%	Outstanding 2024	88	75 to 95
17	Tarvin Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Chester	230	4%	Good 2023	87	75 to 93
18	Tarporley CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11 · Tarporley	259	9%	Good 2024	86	73 to 93
19	St Oswald's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Chester	102	10%	Good 2020	86	65 to 95
20	St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 5-11 · Chester	307	8%	Good 2024	86	74 to 93
21	Sandiway Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11 · Northwich	202	3%	No overall grade 2025	84	68 to 93
22	St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 4-11 · Ellesmere Port	208	13%	Good 2019	83	65 to 93
23	Eaton Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11 · Tarporley	175	6%	Good 2023	82	61 to 92
24	Tushingham With Grindley CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11 · Whitchurch	113	9%	No overall grade 2025	80	50 to 93
25	Christleton Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · Chester	220	4%	No overall grade 2024	79	59 to 90
26	St Bede's Catholic Primary School, WeaverhamRoman Catholic · ages 4-11 · Northwich	151	6%	Good 2023	78	56 to 89
27	Hartford Manor Primary School & NurseryCouncil · ages 3-11 · Northwich	442	6%	Good 2023	78	61 to 88
28	Saighton Church of England Primary School & Pre-SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11 · Chester	112	4%	Good 2022	76	43 to 92
29	Norley Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Frodsham	100	11%	Good 2019	73	28 to 94
30	Cherry Grove Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Chester	274	16%	Not inspected	73	48 to 88
31	St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 2-11 · Ellesmere Port	213	27%	No overall grade 2024	73	46 to 88
32	Whitegate CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11 · Northwich	141	9%	Not inspected	72	40 to 90
33	Frodsham Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11 · Frodsham	80	46%	No overall grade 2025	72	31 to 92
34	Frodsham Manor House Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · Frodsham	214	13%	Good 2024	71	48 to 86
35	Helsby Hillside Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · Frodsham	202	9%	Report card 2026	69	46 to 84
36	Frodsham CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 2-11 · Frodsham	219	4%	Good 2020	69	44 to 85
37	Waverton Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 5-11 · Chester	197	3%	Report card 2026	69	46 to 84
38	Saughall All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11 · Chester	275	8%	Good 2023	68	46 to 83
39	Hartford Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Northwich	396	7%	Good 2021	68	44 to 84
40	Charles Darwin Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · Northwich	331	25%	Report card 2026	67	47 to 82
41	Mickle Trafford Village SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · Chester	169	12%	Good 2023	67	42 to 84
42	Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11 · Neston	66	5%	Report card 2026	66	32 to 88
43	Wolverham Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11 · Ellesmere Port	277	40%	Report card 2026	66	42 to 83
44	Tattenhall Park Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Select	199	7%	Good 2024	65	41 to 82
45	St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 5-11 · Northwich	191	11%	Good 2022	63	39 to 82
46	Horn's Mill Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · Frodsham	199	16%	Good 2024	61	35 to 81
47	Grange Community Nursery and Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Winsford	218	50%	Good 2023	61	35 to 81
48	Cuddington Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Northwich	190	10%	Good 2023	61	36 to 80
49	Wincham Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Northwich	223	7%	Good 2023	60	38 to 79
50	Kingsmead Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · Northwich	308	7%	Good 2024	58	37 to 77
51	Whitby Heath Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · Ellesmere Port	406	11%	No overall grade 2025	58	38 to 75
52	Ashton Hayes Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · Chester	134	2%	Good 2022	57	28 to 81
53	Huntington Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Chester	385	7%	Good 2023	57	37 to 74
54	Kingsley Community Primary School and NurseryCouncil · ages 3-11 · Frodsham	177	8%	Good 2023	50	26 to 74
55	Victoria Road Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Northwich	125	29%	Good 2024	50	25 to 75
56	The Grosvenor Park Church of England AcademyFree school · ages 4-11 · Chester	198	11%	Good 2023	49	25 to 74
57	Oldfield Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Chester	207	5%	Good 2023	49	22 to 76
58	Over St John's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11 · Winsford	135	39%	Good 2024	49	23 to 75
59	The Acorns Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11 · Ellesmere Port	356	49%	Not inspected	49	25 to 73
60	Byley Primary School and NurseryCouncil · ages 3-11 · Middlewich	88	11%	Good 2023	48	17 to 80
61	St Winefride's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 4-11 · Neston	153	21%	Good 2024	47	25 to 71
62	Moulton SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · Northwich	188	24%	Good 2022	47	24 to 71
63	Parklands Community Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Ellesmere Port	208	51%	Good 2022	45	22 to 70
64	Westminster Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Ellesmere Port	151	54%	Good 2024	45	19 to 75
65	Leftwich Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Northwich	161	35%	Good 2024	45	21 to 71
66	Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Northwich	420	14%	Report card 2026	45	26 to 65
67	Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Ellesmere Port	256	29%	Good 2023	44	23 to 68
68	The Arches Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · Chester	180	55%	Good 2023	44	23 to 69
69	The Oak View AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11 · Winsford	144	46%	Good 2024	44	20 to 73
70	Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11 · Chester	369	12%	Good 2023	43	25 to 64
71	St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11 · Ellesmere Port	209	37%	Good 2020	42	20 to 68
72	Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 3-11 · Ellesmere Port	290	24%	Good 2022	41	24 to 62
73	Lache Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Chester	169	52%	Good 2024	41	18 to 71
74	Upton Heath CofE Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Chester	323	12%	Good 2024	41	24 to 61
75	Aston by Sutton Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · Runcorn	91	12%	Good 2024	40	15 to 72
76	Alvanley and Manley Village SchoolCouncil · ages 5-11 · Frodsham	100	10%	Good 2023	39	15 to 71
77	Highfield Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Chester	218	24%	Good 2022	39	19 to 64
78	Duddon St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 2-11 · Tarporley	66	12%	No overall grade 2025	39	15 to 71
79	Little Leigh Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Northwich	138	13%	Good 2023	38	19 to 62
80	Farndon Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Chester	313	12%	No overall grade 2025	36	19 to 59
81	Darnhall Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 2-11 · Winsford	440	39%	Good 2023	34	20 to 54
82	Elton Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 2-11 · Chester	205	18%	Good 2023	34	14 to 63
83	St Clare's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 4-11 · Chester	163	33%	Not inspected	34	15 to 63
84	Clutton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Chester	39	18%	Good 2022	33	8 to 78
85	Malpas Alport Endowed Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 2-11 · Malpas	261	21%	Report card 2025	33	17 to 55
86	St. Chad's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11 · Winsford	175	29%	Good 2023	33	15 to 59
87	Sutton Green Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · Ellesmere Port	306	17%	Good 2024	29	14 to 52
88	St Theresa's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 3-11 · Chester	179	36%	Good 2024	26	12 to 51
89	Rudheath Primary Academy and NurseryAcademy · ages 3-11 · Northwich	371	24%	No overall grade 2024	25	14 to 43
90	Wimboldsley Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Middlewich	129	8%	Report card 2026	25	10 to 53
91	Antrobus St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11 · Northwich	96	9%	Report card 2026	24	6 to 67
92	Rossmore SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Ellesmere Port	192	23%	Good 2022	24	11 to 46
93	Weaverham Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11 · Northwich	113	35%	Good 2023	22	8 to 53
94	Brookside Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Ellesmere Port	184	41%	Good 2023	20	9 to 41
95	Rivacre Valley Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Ellesmere Port	339	30%	Good 2022	20	10 to 38
96	Newton Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · Chester	369	15%	Requires improvement 2023	18	10 to 32
97	William Stockton Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Ellesmere Port	367	40%	Not inspected	18	8 to 37
98	Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11 · Ellesmere Port	197	24%	Good 2022	18	8 to 40
99	Over Hall Community SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Winsford	158	58%	Good 2024	18	8 to 38
100	Little Sutton C of E Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Ellesmere Port	160	13%	Good 2024	18	8 to 38
101	St Luke's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 4-11 · Frodsham	73	27%	Good 2024	17	7 to 40
102	Woodlands Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 2-11 · Ellesmere Port	533	18%	Good 2023	17	10 to 28
103	Eccleston CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11 · Chester	91	8%	Report card 2026	14	5 to 35
104	Weaverham Forest Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 2-11 · Northwich	225	17%	Good 2022	13	6 to 27
105	Winsford High Street Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Winsford	511	30%	Good 2023	12	7 to 20
106	Wharton CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11 · Winsford	244	30%	No overall grade 2024	11	6 to 21
107	Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 2-11 · Northwich	219	33%	No overall grade 2025	9	5 to 19
108	Crowton Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11 · Northwich	50	8%	No overall grade 2024	9	4 to 23
109	Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Winsford	310	50%	Good 2023	9	4 to 21
110	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Winsford	326	27%	Not inspected	6	3 to 17
111	Shocklach Oviatt CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11 · Malpas	83	4%	Not inspected	6	1 to 31
112	Neston Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Neston	146	36%	Report card 2025	5	2 to 12
113	Dee Point Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Chester	485	47%	Report card 2026	5	3 to 9
114	The Oaks Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · Ellesmere Port	172	48%	Requires improvement 2024	3	1 to 8
115	J H Godwin Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · Chester	161	45%	Report card 2026	2	1 to 5
116	Barrow CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11 · Chester	48	17%	Report card 2026	1	0 to 2
117	Great Budworth CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11 · Northwich	37	3%	Report card 2026	0	0 to 0
118	Huxley CofE Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11 · Chester	63	21%	Inadequate 2022	0	0 to 0
	Capenhurst CofE Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Chester	88	13%	Good 2022	–
	Davenham CofE Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Northwich	302	6%	Good 2024	–
	Dodleston CofE Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Chester	65	12%	Not inspected	–
	Hoole Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Chester	395	12%	Not inspected	–
	Kings Moat Community Primary SchoolFree school · ages 3-11 · Chester	–	–	Not inspected	–
	Kingsley St John's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Frodsham	–	–	Good 2023	–
	Lostock Gralam CofE Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Northwich	185	21%	Good 2022	–
	Lower Peover CofE Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Knutsford	208	9%	Outstanding 2024	–
	Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Chester	447	13%	No overall grade 2024	–
	Tilston Parochial CofE Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Malpas	–	–	Good 2022	–
	Upton Westlea Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Chester	–	–	Not inspected	–

Primary schools by town in Cheshire West and Chester

Chester41 schools Ellesmere Port21 schools Frodsham10 schools Malpas3 schools Neston6 schools Northwich26 schools Tarporley5 schools Winsford10 schools

Primary schools in nearby areas

Lancashire484 schools Manchester139 schools Liverpool116 schools Cumberland145 schools Cheshire East124 schools Westmorland and Furness122 schools Bolton98 schools Wigan99 schools Wirral91 schools Salford76 schools Stockport85 schools Oldham86 schools

About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.