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Norley CofE VA Primary School

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

personMrs Helen Kelly

location_onFrodsham, WA6 8JZ

language Visit Website phone 1928788471

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

105

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Expected Standard

82%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Norley CofE VA Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Frodsham, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 8% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Norley CofE VA Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 105 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 82% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #26 of 133 primaries in Cheshire West and Chester and #4,472 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2023/24 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)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading88% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths88% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading82% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing59% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths82% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.5

Read

LA 0.4

-0.6 to 5.6

-1.9

Write

LA 0.1

-4.9 to 1.1

0.8

Maths

LA -0.4

-2.2 to 3.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading100% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths89% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.9

Read

LA 0.2

1.0 to 6.8

-3.7

Write

LA -0.7

-6.4 to -1.0

-0.9

Maths

LA -0.4

-3.4 to 1.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 62%

Reading86% LA 77%

Writing86% LA 73%

Maths71% LA 74%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA 0.4

-3.6 to 2.6

-1.8

Write

LA -1.1

-4.8 to 1.2

-3.6

Maths

LA -0.3

-6.4 to -0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 March 2024

Inspection Report

15 October 2019

Inspection Report

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06 June 2018

Inspection Report

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30 April 2014

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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19 January 2011

Inspection Report

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22 April 2009

Inspection Report

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03 October 2007

Inspection Report

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15 February 2006

Inspection Report

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04 October 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2019-10-15

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-06-06

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-04-30

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-04-22

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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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)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 105 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
2023/24 (Summer term)	105	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	103	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	103	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	106	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	105	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	104	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	102	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	101	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	101	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	102	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	100	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	98	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	91	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	91	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	91	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	99	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	99	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	100	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	101	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	101	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	101	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	97	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	98	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	98	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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Norley CofE VA Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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