Winsford High Street Community Primary School
High Street, Winsford, CW7 2AU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Joule
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Mid Cheshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 525
- Pupils on roll
- 511
- URN
- 111057
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01606668066
About this school
Winsford High Street Community Primary School is a community primary school in Winsford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 511 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Winsford High Street Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 February 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 83 | 78 | 81 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 40% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 56% | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 56% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 68% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Winsford High Street Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cheshire West and Chester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 560 |
| 2023/24 | 543 |
| 2024/25 | 525 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Winsford High Street Community Primary School compares
Winsford High Street Community Primary School ranked 99th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 6.4% | 31.3% | 511 | — |
| Grange Community Nursery and Primary School | 63% | 6.6% | 57.7% | 218 | 0.5 miles |
| St. Chad's Church of England Primary and Nursery School | 61% | 6.8% | 30.7% | 175 | 0.5 miles |
| Over St John's CofE Primary School | 71% | 5.4% | 37.2% | 135 | 0.6 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 50% | 5.1% | 23.8% | 326 | 0.6 miles |
| The Oak View Academy | 71% | 9.1% | 50% | 144 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.34%
- English as an additional language
- 4.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.42%
- Persistent absence
- 15.51%
Location
Nearby schools
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Grange Community Nursery and Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Winsford
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St. Chad's Church of England Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Winsford
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Over St John's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Winsford
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Winsford
-
The Oak View Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Winsford
Other schools in Winsford
Winsford High Street Community Primary School ranks 7th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Winsford.
- Darnhall Primary School Primary
- Grange Community Nursery and Primary School Primary
- Over Hall Community School Primary
- Over St John's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- St. Chad's Church of England Primary and Nursery School Primary
- The Oak View Academy Primary
- Wharton CofE Primary School Primary
- Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School Primary
- The Winsford Academy Secondary
- Hebden Green Community School Academies
- Oaklands School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Winsford High Street Community Primary School teach?
- Winsford High Street Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Winsford.
- Who is the headteacher of Winsford High Street Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Winsford High Street Community Primary School is Mr Mark Joule, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Winsford High Street Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Winsford High Street Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Winsford High Street Community Primary School?
- Winsford High Street Community Primary School has 511 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Winsford High Street Community Primary School full?
- Winsford High Street Community Primary School has capacity for 525 pupils and 511 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Winsford High Street Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Winsford High Street Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Winsford High Street Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Winsford High Street Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Winsford High Street Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Winsford High Street Community Primary School compare with other schools in Cheshire West and Chester?
- Winsford High Street Community Primary School ranked 99th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Winsford High Street Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Winsford High Street Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Winsford High Street Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Winsford High Street Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.