Childer Thornton Primary School
Primary schoolChilder Thornton Primary School is a primary school in Cheshire West and Chester, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 246 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), February 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 28 February 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 77% of pupils at Childer Thornton Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Cheshire West and Chester and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Cheshire West and Chester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Rossmore SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2022. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)970 m
- Little Sutton C of E Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2024. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- St Mary of The Angels Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.5 km
- Sutton Green Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2024. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
- Parklands Community Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), October 2022. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.8 km
- Rivacre Valley Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), October 2022. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.8 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Cheshire West and Chester
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).