Wharton CofE Primary School
Primary schoolWharton CofE Primary School is a primary school in Cheshire West and Chester, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 244 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 15 October 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 EducationIn 2024/25, 37% of pupils at Wharton CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Cheshire West and Chester and 62% in England.
3% 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 | 37% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98 | 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- Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023, before the school changed. 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- St. Chad's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2023. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Winsford High Street Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2023. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- The Winsford AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade, serious weaknesses. Attainment 8 of 32.0 (2025/26, provisional)1.8 km
- Jefferson HouseIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.9 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).