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Crowton Christ Church CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Crowton, Northwich CW8 2RW · crowton.cheshire.sch.uk · 01928 788230
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 43%
- 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
- 50
- 55% of 91 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 8%
- First language not English
- 4%
- 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, 2 families put the school first and 2 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 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 43% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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 | |||
| ▼43% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Crowton Christ Church CofE Primary School on 13 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 13 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (17 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 17
- 35% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 59% who raised concerns
based on the 12% who had a child bullied