Wolverham Primary and Nursery School
Primary schoolWolverham Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Cheshire West and Chester, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 277 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 16 June 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
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, 71% of pupils at Wolverham Primary and Nursery 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 | 71% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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- St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)430 m
- Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), October 2023. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)620 m
- The Oaks Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), July 2024. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)920 m
- Ellesmere Port Church of England CollegeSecondary. Good (overall), March 2023. Attainment 8 of 36.9 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km
- William Stockton Community Primary SchoolPrimary. No outcome in Ofsted's file. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Whitby Heath Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 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).