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Farndon Primary School

Primary

Cheshire West and Chester · Chester · CH3 6QP http://www.farndon.cheshire.sch.uk

Pupils
305
cap. 310
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
305
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
305
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/02/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCheshire West and Chester
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

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

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
50%
+6pp
79%62%44%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
RWM higher standard
8%
-1pp
21%11%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
65%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
80%
SPAG higher standard
23%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
305
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
4%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Churton Road, Farndon, Chester, CH3 6QP
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
2024/2550%8%70%33%65%8%80%23%93%80%103.0104.0105.04%305
2023/2444%9%65%18%65%21%56%18%82%68%103.0101.0104.07%305
2022/2362%0%79%33%74%23%64%10%82%69%105.0102.0102.0-0.10+1.90-1.706%298
2018/1979%21%85%41%88%35%85%35%94%85%106.0106.0107.0-1.30+0.50-1.304%259
2017/1874%9%85%35%79%38%82%18%91%79%107.0104.0106.0+1.50+1.30-0.904%242
2016/1759%11%81%26%74%26%70%19%85%63%106.0104.0104.0+1.00+0.00-0.904%227

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
2024/2530520.64%1%12%4%10%
2023/2430521.37%1%14%5%13%
2022/2329820.16%2%14%6%15%
2021/2229118.35%2%13%6%16%
2020/2128021.93%2%12%
2018/1925921.14%3%11%3%5%
2017/1824222.64%4%12%4%7%
2016/1722721.34%3%11%4%4%

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