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St. Chad's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled
Gladstone Street, Winsford CW7 4AT · stchadsce.cheshire.sch.uk · 01606 663683
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 61%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cheshire West and Chester 61%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Cheshire West and Chester Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 175
- 83% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 28.6%
- First language not English
- 4.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Cheshire West and Chester Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 23 families put the school first and 24 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 25 | 23 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 28 | 24 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 97% |
Results
In 2024/25, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across Cheshire West and Chester it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●61% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 February 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St. Chad's Church of England Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 14 Feb 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (32 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 32
- 15% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (31%) with SEND