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Lostock Gralam CofE Primary School

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

personMrs Jo Powell

location_onNorthwich, CW9 7PT

language Visit Website phone 1606668270

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

200

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Expected Standard

73%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Lostock Gralam CofE Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Northwich, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 25% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Lostock Gralam CofE Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 191 pupils on roll, of whom 23% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #15 of 126 primaries in Cheshire West and Chester and #2,869 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 11.1%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 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

73%

LA 59%

Reading83% LA 74%

Writing77% LA 70%

Maths87% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading88% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths88% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading89% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths96% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA 0.4

-2.3 to 2.3

1.2

Write

LA 0.1

-1.0 to 3.5

1.7

Maths

LA -0.4

-0.5 to 3.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading80% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA 0.2

-2.8 to 1.6

0.6

Write

LA -0.7

-1.4 to 2.7

0.7

Maths

LA -0.4

-1.2 to 2.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 62%

Reading100% LA 77%

Writing89% LA 73%

Maths96% LA 74%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.7

Read

LA 0.4

0.4 to 5

0.9

Write

LA -1.1

-1.3 to 3.1

2.1

Maths

LA -0.3

0 to 4.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

22 March 2022

Inspection Report

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01 February 2017

Inspection Report

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12 October 2011

Inspection Report

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06 July 2009

Inspection Report

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21 May 2007

Inspection Report

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06 March 2006

Inspection Report

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22 May 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-02-01

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-10-12

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-07-06

None EIF

Good

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 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 191 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, 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)	191	1	0.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	189	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	189	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	186	4	2.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	184	14	7.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	197	5	2.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	200	4	2.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	192	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	195	3	1.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	198	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	199	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	198	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	197	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	198	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	198	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	197	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	196	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	198	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	198	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	188	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	189	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	188	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 35 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 2 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Lostock Gralam CofE 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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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