North West
Primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester
128 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester.
Ofsted among primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester
Good69
Outstanding10
Requires improvement2
Inadequate1
No overall grade46
82 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 46 either have no published outcome or were inspected under a newer framework with no overall grade; current report cards instead grade separate aspects of the school. What changed.
- Last overall grade still shown
- 82
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 43
- Average days since inspection
- 947
- Framework mix
- 82 historic, 43 current, 3 none
Primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester
Sorted by the share of pupils meeting the expected standard at key stage 2. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
128 schools
| School | Area | Ofsted | Expected standard | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delamere CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Tarporley | Outstanding 2023 | 96% | |
| St Martin's Academy ChesterFree schools | Chester | No overall grade | 96% | |
| Mill View Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chester | Outstanding 2024 | 90% | |
| Boughton Heath AcademyAcademy converter | Chester | Outstanding 2024 | 88% | |
| Belgrave Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chester | Good 2023 | 87% | |
| Guilden Sutton CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Chester | Outstanding 2024 | 84% | |
| St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Chester | Good 2024 | 84% | |
| Comberbach Nursery and Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Northwich | No overall grade | 83% | |
| Barnton Community Nursery and Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Northwich | Outstanding 2023 | 82% | |
| Tarvin Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chester | Good 2023 | 82% | |
| Parkgate Primary SchoolCommunity school | Neston | Good 2024 | 81% | |
| Frodsham Manor House Primary SchoolCommunity school | Frodsham | Good 2024 | 81% | |
| Whitley Village SchoolAcademy converter | Warrington | No overall grade | 80% | |
| St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Ellesmere Port | No overall grade | 79% | |
| Woodfall Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Neston | No overall grade | 79% | |
| St Oswald's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chester | Good 2020 | 78% | |
| Waverton Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chester | Report card 2026 | 77% | |
| Hartford Manor Primary School & NurseryCommunity school | Northwich | Good 2023 | 77% | |
| Victoria Road Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Northwich | Good 2024 | 77% | |
| Childer Thornton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Ellesmere Port | Outstanding 2024 | 77% | |
| Frodsham Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Frodsham | No overall grade | 77% | |
| Charles Darwin Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Northwich | Report card 2026 | 75% | |
| Acresfield AcademyAcademy converter | Chester | Outstanding 2024 | 75% | |
| Elton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chester | Good 2023 | 74% | |
| Tushingham With Grindley CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Whitchurch | No overall grade | 73% | |
| Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Neston | Report card 2026 | 73% | |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, WeaverhamVoluntary aided school | Northwich | Good 2023 | 73% | |
| Hartford Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Northwich | Good 2021 | 73% | |
| Norley Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Frodsham | Good 2019 | 73% | |
| Mickle Trafford Village SchoolCommunity school | Chester | Good 2023 | 72% | |
| Tattenhall Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Select | Good 2024 | 72% | |
| Eaton Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Tarporley | Good 2023 | 72% | |
| Tarporley CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Tarporley | Good 2024 | 71% | |
| Over St John's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Winsford | Good 2024 | 71% | |
| St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolVoluntary aided school | Ellesmere Port | No overall grade | 71% | |
| The Oak View AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Winsford | Good 2024 | 71% | |
| Wolverham Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Ellesmere Port | Report card 2026 | 71% | |
| Saighton Church of England Primary School & Pre-SchoolVoluntary aided school | Chester | Good 2022 | 69% | |
| Kingsley Community Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Frodsham | Good 2023 | 68% | |
| Helsby Hillside Primary SchoolCommunity school | Frodsham | Report card 2026 | 68% | |
| Kelsall Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Tarporley | Outstanding 2024 | 68% | |
| Sandiway Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Northwich | No overall grade | 68% | |
| Willaston CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Neston | Outstanding 2024 | 67% | |
| Antrobus St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Northwich | Report card 2026 | 67% | |
| Frodsham CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Frodsham | No overall grade | 67% | |
| St Winefride's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Neston | Good 2024 | 67% | |
| Little Leigh Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Northwich | Good 2023 | 67% | |
| Kingsmead Primary SchoolCommunity school | Northwich | Good 2024 | 66% | |
| Saughall All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Chester | Good 2023 | 66% | |
| The Arches Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chester | Good 2023 | 65% | |
| Moulton SchoolCommunity school | Northwich | Good 2022 | 64% | |
| Horn's Mill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Frodsham | Good 2024 | 64% | |
| Wincham Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Northwich | Good 2023 | 64% | |
| Whitegate CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Northwich | No overall grade | 64% | |
| Huntington Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chester | Good 2023 | 63% | |
| Parklands Community Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Ellesmere Port | Good 2022 | 63% | |
| Grange Community Nursery and Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Winsford | Good 2023 | 63% | |
| The Grosvenor Park Church of England AcademyFree schools | Chester | Good 2023 | 63% | |
| William Stockton Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Ellesmere Port | No overall grade | 63% | |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Northwich | Good 2022 | 62% | |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | ELLESMERE PORT | Good 2022 | 62% | |
| Cherry Grove Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chester | No overall grade | 61% | |
| St. Chad's Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Winsford | Good 2023 | 61% | |
| Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Chester | Good 2023 | 61% | |
| St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Ellesmere Port | No overall grade | 61% | |
| Westminster Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Ellesmere Port | Good 2024 | 61% | |
| Byley Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Middlewich | Good 2023 | 60% | |
| Dodleston CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chester | No overall grade | 60% | |
| Malpas Alport Endowed Primary SchoolCommunity school | Malpas | Report card 2025 | 58% | |
| Rivacre Valley Primary SchoolCommunity school | Ellesmere Port | Good 2022 | 58% | |
| Cuddington Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Northwich | Good 2023 | 58% | |
| Aston by Sutton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Runcorn | Good 2024 | 56% | |
| Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Northwich | Report card 2026 | 56% | |
| Leftwich Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Northwich | Good 2024 | 56% | |
| The Acorns Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Ellesmere Port | No overall grade | 56% | |
| Rudheath Primary Academy and NurseryAcademy sponsor led | Northwich | No overall grade | 55% | |
| Duddon St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Tarporley | No overall grade | 54% | |
| Newton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chester | Requires improvement 2023 | 53% | |
| Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Ellesmere Port | Good 2023 | 53% | |
| Upton Westlea Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chester | Report card 2026 | 53% | |
| Rossmore SchoolCommunity school | Ellesmere Port | Good 2022 | 53% | |
| Christleton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chester | No overall grade | 53% | |
| Whitby Heath Primary SchoolCommunity school | Ellesmere Port | No overall grade | 52% | |
| Upton Heath CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chester | Good 2024 | 52% | |
| Wimboldsley Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Middlewich | Report card 2026 | 52% | |
| Neston Primary SchoolCommunity school | Neston | Report card 2025 | 50% | |
| Alvanley and Manley Village SchoolCommunity school | Frodsham | Good 2023 | 50% | |
| Farndon Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chester | No overall grade | 50% | |
| St Clare's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Chester | No overall grade | 50% | |
| Highfield Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chester | Good 2022 | 50% | |
| Brookside Primary SchoolCommunity school | Ellesmere Port | Good 2023 | 50% | |
| Little Sutton C of E Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Ellesmere Port | Good 2024 | 50% | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Winsford | No overall grade | 50% | |
| Darnhall Primary SchoolCommunity school | Winsford | Good 2023 | 49% | |
| Woodlands Primary SchoolCommunity school | Ellesmere Port | Good 2023 | 49% | |
| Sutton Green Primary SchoolCommunity school | Ellesmere Port | Good 2024 | 48% | |
| St Theresa's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Chester | Good 2024 | 48% | |
| Eccleston CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Chester | Report card 2026 | 47% | |
| Winsford High Street Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Winsford | Good 2023 | 46% | |
| Ashton Hayes Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chester | Good 2022 | 44% | |
| Crowton Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Northwich | No overall grade | 43% | |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Frodsham | Good 2024 | 43% | |
| Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Ellesmere Port | Good 2022 | 41% | |
| Dee Point Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chester | Report card 2026 | 40% | |
| The Oaks Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Ellesmere Port | Requires improvement 2024 | 39% | |
| Over Hall Community SchoolAcademy converter | Winsford | Good 2024 | 38% | |
| Weaverham Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Northwich | Good 2023 | 38% | |
| Wharton CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Winsford | No overall grade | 37% | |
| Weaverham Forest Primary SchoolCommunity school | Northwich | Good 2022 | 35% | |
| Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Northwich | No overall grade | 35% | |
| Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Winsford | Good 2023 | 35% | |
| Great Budworth CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Northwich | Report card 2026 | 33% | |
| Barrow CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Chester | Report card 2026 | 33% | |
| Huxley CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Chester | Inadequate 2022 | 33% | |
| J H Godwin Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chester | Report card 2026 | 32% | |
| Shocklach Oviatt CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Malpas | No overall grade | 0% | |
| Clutton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chester | Good 2022 | — | |
| Lache Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chester | Good 2024 | — | |
| Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chester | No overall grade | — | |
| Oldfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chester | Good 2023 | — | |
| Meadow Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Ellesmere Port | Report card 2025 | — | |
| Hoole Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chester | No overall grade | — | |
| Davenham CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Northwich | Good 2024 | — | |
| Capenhurst CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chester | Good 2022 | — | |
| Lostock Gralam CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Northwich | Good 2022 | — | |
| Kingsley St John's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Frodsham | Good 2023 | — | |
| Lower Peover CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Knutsford | Outstanding 2024 | — | |
| Tilston Parochial CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Malpas | Good 2022 | — |