Wharton CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Winsford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good, outcomes for pupils is requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 07/07/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading is below average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Greville Drive, Winsford, CW7 3EP
Website: www.wharton.cheshire.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01606663530
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Natalie Tomlinson
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 135635

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/07/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 349
Number of Boys: 187
Number of Girls: 162

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -3.9 to -0.6
Writing
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.5 to 0.6
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.3 Confidence interval -4.7 to -1.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:49%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wharton CofE Primary School
Greville Drive , CW7 3EP
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Willow Wood Community Nursery & Primary School
Bradbury Road , Wharton CW7 3HN
3out of 4 569 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St. Chad's Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Gladstone Street , CW7 4AT
3out of 4 1,270 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Winsford High Street Community Primary School
High Street , CW7 2AU
3out of 4 1,409 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Darnhall Primary School
Sandyhill Road , Darnhall CW7 1JL
3out of 4 2,219 yd Community school Yes 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 1,917 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 2,723 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.