Horn's Mill Primary School

Primary school

Horn's Mill Primary School is a primary school in Cheshire West and Chester, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 199 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Ofsted

Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026

Good (overall), March 2024

Inspection: Graded inspection, 19 March 2024
Overall effectiveness: Good
Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Good

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 Education

In 2024/25, 64% of pupils at Horn's Mill Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Cheshire West and Chester and 62% in England.

16% 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	64%	61%	62%
Reached the higher standard	16%	6%	8%
Average scaled score in reading	108	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

Alvanley and Manley Village SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 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).