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Tarvin Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Heath Drive, Tarvin, Chester CH3 8LS · 01829 740399
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 82%
- 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
- 230
- 73% of 315 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 4.3%
- First language not English
- 1.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Sandstone Trust
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, 24 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 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 32 | 28 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 24% 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 | |||
| ▲82% | 62% | ||
| ▲24% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111110)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Tarvin Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 13 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2012
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 111110), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Apr 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111110)
Feb 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111110)
What parents said
67% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (96 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 67%
- Replies
- 96
- 36% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (19%) with SEND