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Over St John's CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled
Delamere Street, Winsford CW7 2LU · overstjohns.cheshire.sch.uk · 01606 592608
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cheshire West and Chester 61%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.49 mi
- 0.78 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Cheshire West and Chester Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 135
- 92% of 147 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 39.3%
- First language not English
- 3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.49 mi (782 m) from the school. Source: Cheshire West and Chester Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 24 families put the school first and 21 places were offered; 88% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 21 | 24 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 18 | 14 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.49 mi0.78 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% 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 | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Over St John's CofE Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 9 May 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 10
- 8% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 10% who had a child bullied