Tattenhall Park Primary School
Chester Road, Tattenhall, CH3 9AH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Bolton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 218
- Pupils on roll
- 199
- URN
- 111108
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01244667500
About this school
Tattenhall Park Primary School is a community primary school in Cheshire West and Chester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 199 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 34 | 32 | 36 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 66% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 6% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 84% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 78% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 78% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Tattenhall Park 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 | 56% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 245 |
| 2023/24 | 231 |
| 2024/25 | 218 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tattenhall Park Primary School compares
Tattenhall Park Primary School ranked 31st of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 4% | 10.2% | 199 | — |
| Saighton Church of England Primary School & Pre-School | 69% | 2.5% | 5.6% | 112 | 2.4 miles |
| Huxley CofE Primary School | 33% | 33.9% | 14.6% | 63 | 2.5 miles |
| Waverton Community Primary School | 77% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 197 | 2.9 miles |
| Clutton Church of England Primary School | — | 5.4% | 13.2% | 39 | 3.5 miles |
| Duddon St Peter's CofE Primary School | 54% | 8.1% | 14.9% | 66 | 3.8 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)
- 10.15%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.96%
- Persistent absence
- 8.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Saighton Church of England Primary School & Pre-School2.4 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Huxley CofE Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Waverton Community Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Clutton Church of England Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Duddon St Peter's CofE Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Tarporley
Common questions
- What year groups does Tattenhall Park Primary School teach?
- Tattenhall Park Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Cheshire West and Chester.
- Who is the headteacher of Tattenhall Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Tattenhall Park Primary School is Mrs Nicola Bolton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tattenhall Park Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tattenhall Park 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 big is Tattenhall Park Primary School?
- Tattenhall Park Primary School has 199 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Tattenhall Park Primary School full?
- Tattenhall Park Primary School has capacity for 218 pupils and 199 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Tattenhall Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Tattenhall Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tattenhall Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Tattenhall Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Tattenhall Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tattenhall Park Primary School rank locally?
- Tattenhall Park Primary School ranked 31st of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tattenhall Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Tattenhall Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tattenhall Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tattenhall Park 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.