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EnglandNorth WestCheshire West and ChesterCW8 1BNCharles Darwin Community Primary School
Primary

Charles Darwin Community Primary School

Primary

Cheshire West and Chester · Northwich · CW8 1BN www.charlesdarwin.cheshire.sch.uk/

Pupils
355
cap. 342
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
355
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
355
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 30/06/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCheshire West and Chester
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Charles Darwin Community Primary School · Primary · Cheshire West and Chester

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
75%
+5pp
85%77%68%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
RWM higher standard
13%
+6pp
13%10%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
49%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
89%
Maths higher standard
40%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
91%
SPAG higher standard
47%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
355
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
27%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Darwin Street, Castle, Northwich, CW8 1BN
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2575%13%89%49%82%15%89%40%84%91%108.0109.0109.017%355
2023/2470%7%76%30%83%15%89%39%91%87%106.0108.0108.022%348
2022/2368%11%70%25%91%16%89%45%89%91%105.0109.0110.0-2.30+1.70+2.6023%338
2018/1979%11%83%30%89%17%79%34%91%81%107.0106.0108.0-0.40+0.10+0.1014%352
2017/1885%11%85%31%89%16%89%47%95%87%107.0108.0109.0-1.20-1.80+1.3016%341
2016/1767%20%73%27%82%27%92%33%86%90%105.0107.0109.0-1.40-1.30+0.3014%346

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2535519.517%16%27%5%13%
2023/2434819.322%15%26%6%18%
2022/2333819.723%11%30%5%14%
2021/2234620.616%7%29%6%18%
2020/2134018.619%6%28%
2018/1935220.414%7%26%4%9%
2017/1834120.616%7%25%4%4%
2016/1734618.914%9%25%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.