Primary school in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester
Davenham CofE Primary School
Charles Avenue, Davenham, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 8JW
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 16 July 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 302
- Places
- 315
- How full
- Nearly full — 302 of 315 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 153 / 149
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Cheshire West and Chester 026D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 47%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 9%
- Households owning their home
- 87%
- Households in social housing
- 3%
- Households with no car
- 5%
- Adults economically inactive
- 40%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- CHESTER DIOCESAN LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Joanne Hyslop
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Ward
- Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead
- Constituency
- Mid Cheshire
- URN
- 152083
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moulton SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 64% | 0.7 mi |
| Leftwich Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 56% | 0.7 mi |
| Kingsmead Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 66% | 0.9 mi |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 62% | 1.1 mi |
| Hartford Manor Primary School & NurseryCommunity school | Good 2023 | 77% | 1.2 mi |
| Hartford Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2021 | 73% | 1.5 mi |
| Charles Darwin Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 75% | 1.5 mi |
| Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 56% | 1.7 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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