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EnglandNorth WestCheshire West and ChesterCH66 1QYChilder Thornton Primary School
Primary

Childer Thornton Primary School

Primary

Cheshire West and Chester · Ellesmere Port · CH66 1QY http://www.childerthorntonprimary.com

Pupils
242
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
242
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
242
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 28/02/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCheshire West and Chester
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Childer Thornton Primary School · Primary · Cheshire West and Chester

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard
77%
-13pp
90%84%77%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 77%
RWM higher standard
10%
-11pp
23%17%10%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
93%
Reading higher standard
57%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
20%
Maths expected standard
93%
Maths higher standard
47%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
97%
SPAG higher standard
50%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
110.0

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
242
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
10%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
New School Lane, Childer Thornton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 1QY
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
2024/2577%10%93%57%83%20%93%47%83%97%109.0108.0110.017%242
2023/2490%21%100%48%93%21%93%52%97%97%110.0109.0110.015%243
2022/2377%23%90%42%84%26%97%45%94%94%108.0108.0110.0+2.40+2.20+3.6013%241
2018/1990%10%93%41%93%28%97%45%97%97%108.0109.0111.0+0.30-0.60+1.108%239

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
2024/2524219.117%3%10%4%5%
2023/2424319.815%3%8%4%8%
2022/2324117.813%3%8%5%9%
2021/2223319.913%1%5%6%16%
2020/2123820.39%0%2%
2018/1923923.98%0%2%4%4%

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