SCHOOL PROFILE

Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 111389
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 280 Published school capacity
Capacity used 78.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

14 January 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Cheshire West and Chester
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 219 214 full-time · 5 part-time
Female pupils 108 49.3% of pupils
Male pupils 111 50.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

32.4%
7.6 pts above England
School 32.4%
Cheshire West and Chester 18.7%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

16.0%
4.3 pts below England
School 16.0%
Cheshire West and Chester 7.9%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.8%
0.8 pts above England
School 1.8%
Cheshire West and Chester 1.6%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
75.8%
166
Any other Asian background
6.4%
14
Any other White background
4.6%
10
Indian
3.7%
8
White and Black Caribbean
2.3%
5
African
1.8%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 22.4% 49 of 219 pupils
1.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.4%
Cheshire West and Chester 21.1%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.1% 33 pupils
England 14.8% 0.3 pts above
EHC plans 7.3% 16 pupils
England 6.0% 1.3 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 29
Social, emotional & mental health 9
No specialist assessment yet 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Specific learning difficulty 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

35.0% 25.4 pts below England
School 35.0%
Cheshire West and Chester 59.2%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

55.0%

18.8 pts below England

School 55.0%
Cheshire West and Chester 75.1%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

58.0%

12.3 pts below England

School 58.0%
Cheshire West and Chester 69.7%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

45.0%

27.0 pts below England

School 45.0%
Cheshire West and Chester 71.2%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.21%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.01 pts lower than England
School 6.21%
Cheshire West and Chester 6.16%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.05%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.23 pts higher than England
School 18.05%
Cheshire West and Chester 15.25%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.46%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.34 pts lower than England
School 1.46%
Cheshire West and Chester 1.74%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

78.2% 10.0 pts below England
Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School
78.2%
Cheshire West and Chester
89.2%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information