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Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Robin Cole

location_onNorthwich, CW8 4AZ

language Visit Website phone 160674371

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

381

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Expected Standard

56%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School is a Community school primary school in Northwich, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 70% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School is a community school in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 406 pupils on roll, of whom 13% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #70 of 116 primaries in Cheshire West and Chester and #9,744 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 59%

Reading69% LA 74%

Writing71% LA 70%

Maths67% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading87% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing87% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths89% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading83% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths79% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.5

Read

LA 0.4

-1.2 to 2.3

-1.8

Write

LA 0.1

-3.5 to -0.1

-0.5

Maths

LA -0.4

-2.2 to 1.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading83% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths73% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA 0.2

-1.0 to 2.8

3.3

Write

LA -0.7

1.5 to 5.0

-0.1

Maths

LA -0.4

-1.8 to 1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 62%

Reading91% LA 77%

Writing80% LA 73%

Maths94% LA 74%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.4

Read

LA 0.4

0.4 to 4.4

1.7

Write

LA -1.1

-0.2 to 3.6

2.7

Maths

LA -0.3

0.9 to 4.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

02 March 2022

Inspection Report

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26 March 2019

Inspection Report

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25 June 2014

Inspection Report

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27 November 2012

Inspection Report

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20 September 2010

Inspection Report

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31 October 2007

Inspection Report

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19 May 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-03-02

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-03-26

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-06-25

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-11-27

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 406 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	406	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	387	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	404	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	398	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	384	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	389	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	381	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	361	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	356	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	346	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	341	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	358	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	351	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	348	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	346	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	346	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	331	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	328	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	310	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	303	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	311	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	306	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	284	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	297	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	286	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	272	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 30 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 11 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils