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Darnhall Primary School

Primary

Cheshire West and Chester · Winsford · CW7 1JL www.darnhall.cheshire.sch.uk

Pupils
445
cap. 405
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
49%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
445
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
49%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
445
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCheshire West and Chester
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Darnhall Primary School · Primary · Cheshire West and Chester

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
49%
-10pp
59%48%36%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 49%
RWM higher standard
4%
+2pp
4%3%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
59%
Reading higher standard
20%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
71%
SPAG expected standard
65%
SPAG higher standard
22%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
445
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
45%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Sandyhill Road, Darnhall, Winsford, CW7 1JL
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
2024/2549%4%59%20%63%8%65%22%71%65%102.0103.0103.019%445
2023/2459%2%75%27%66%14%75%16%80%80%105.0104.0108.022%446
2022/2354%3%74%23%66%7%70%18%79%69%103.0103.0103.0+2.20+0.90+2.6026%432
2018/1936%4%42%4%62%7%58%7%76%67%98.0101.0105.0-6.80-4.20-4.5019%334
2017/1856%3%81%25%64%11%75%17%75%81%107.0105.0107.0+3.90+0.70+1.8030%320
2016/1759%3%79%7%62%10%76%7%69%79%104.0102.0107.0+2.60+0.50+1.1032%300

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
2024/2544523.019%2%45%6%19%
2023/2444622.122%3%46%7%25%
2022/2343220.826%4%52%6%22%
2021/2240322.426%3%47%8%28%
2020/2136524.127%2%40%
2018/1933419.819%1%50%4%8%
2017/1832018.830%1%49%4%11%
2016/1730020.632%0%48%5%8%

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