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Wharton CofE Primary School

Primary

Cheshire West and Chester · Winsford · CW7 3EP www.wharton.cheshire.sch.uk/

Pupils
235
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
37%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
235
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
37%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
235
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 15/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCheshire West and Chester
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Wharton CofE Primary School · Primary · Cheshire West and Chester

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
37%
+8pp
51%36%21%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 37%
RWM higher standard
3%
+3pp
3%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
63%
Reading higher standard
7%
Writing expected standard
53%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
43%
Maths higher standard
3%
Science expected standard
63%
SPAG expected standard
60%
SPAG higher standard
3%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
98.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
235
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Greville Drive, Winsford, CW7 3EP
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
2024/2537%3%63%7%53%3%43%3%63%60%103.098.0101.022%235
2023/2429%0%67%17%56%0%38%0%73%63%102.096.0101.022%283
2022/2321%0%50%12%43%5%26%2%60%33%100.097.098.0-2.60-2.10-5.4023%309
2018/1949%0%62%5%73%0%64%5%71%62%101.0100.0101.0-2.20-1.00-3.3016%362
2017/1851%2%64%14%71%5%61%3%76%64%102.0100.0102.0-1.00-0.30-2.1019%385
2016/1741%2%54%12%76%7%49%5%83%56%101.098.0101.0+1.20+3.00-1.5018%389

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
2024/2523519.022%9%30%5%15%
2023/2428320.222%7%28%7%24%
2022/2330920.123%6%25%6%18%
2021/2232420.323%4%25%7%26%
2020/2134923.226%4%28%
2018/1936222.116%2%26%5%9%
2017/1838524.219%1%27%5%13%
2016/1738922.518%2%25%5%11%

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