Darnhall Primary School is a primary school located in Winsford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 20/06/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Sandyhill Road, Winsford

School Information

Address: Sandyhill Road, Winsford, CW7 1JL
Website: www.darnhall.cheshire.sch.uk
Telephone: 01606593315
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sarah Tomlinson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 111133

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 20/06/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 405
Number of Pupils: 365
Number of Boys: 184
Number of Girls: 181

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -6.8 Confidence interval -8.6 to -5
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.2 Confidence interval -5.9 to -2.5
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.5 Confidence interval -6 to -2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:36%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:98
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Darnhall Primary School
Sandyhill Road , Darnhall CW7 1JL 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Over Hall Community School
Ludlow Close , CW7 1LX 		3out of 4 798 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St. Chad's Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Gladstone Street , CW7 4AT 		3out of 4 969 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Woodford Lane , CW7 2JS 		3out of 4 1,382 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Over St John's CofE Primary School
Delamere Street , CW7 2LU 		3out of 4 1,625 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Winsford Academy
Grange Lane , CW7 2BT 		3out of 4 1,862 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oaklands School
Montgomery Way , CW7 1NU 		4out of 4 1,031 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hebden Green Community School
Woodford Lane West , CW7 4EJ 		4out of 4 1,552 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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