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Frodsham CofE Primary School

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

person Mrs Lucy Kirby (Headteacher)

location_onFrodsham, WA6 6AF

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

226

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Expected Standard

67%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Frodsham CofE Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Frodsham, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Frodsham CofE Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 219 pupils on roll, of whom 3% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #58 of 113 primaries in Cheshire West and Chester and #8,260 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 59%

Reading80% LA 74%

Writing77% LA 70%

Maths87% LA 71%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading86% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths66% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading73% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths67% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA 0.4

-2.8 to 1.5

-0.6

Write

LA 0.1

-2.6 to 1.5

-2.9

Maths

LA -0.4

-4.9 to -0.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading81% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths88% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 0.2

-1.6 to 2.9

-1.0

Write

LA -0.7

-3.0 to 1.1

-0.5

Maths

LA -0.4

-2.4 to 1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 62%

Reading85% LA 77%

Writing85% LA 73%

Maths85% LA 74%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA 0.4

-0.1 to 4.5

-2.2

Write

LA -1.1

-4.4 to 0

0.1

Maths

LA -0.3

-2 to 2.2

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#8,260 / 14,159	#58	#5,859	#1
2024	#10,880 / 14,233	#79	#9,226	#1
2023	#10,520 / 13,940	#80	#7,778	#10,475
2019	#6,450 / 11,810	#38	#3,375	#7,027
2018	#5,277 / 10,972	#34	#2,658	#5,863

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 January 2025

Inspection Report

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25 February 2020

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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11 July 2007

Inspection Report

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03 March 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2020-02-25

Exempt School Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

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2007-07-11

Section 5 RTI (Sep06 - Aug07) Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 225 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	225	1	0.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	223	1	0.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	229	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	225	1	0.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	220	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	229	1	0.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	226	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	223	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	229	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	215	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	201	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	201	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	201	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	201	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	204	2	1.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	206	2	1.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	204	0	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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils