Horn's Mill Primary School
Denbigh Close, Helsby, Frodsham, WA6 0ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sharon Wyatt
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 199
- URN
- 111129
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01244259680
About this school
Horn's Mill Primary School is a community primary school in Frodsham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 199 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Horn's Mill 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 27 | 28 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 61% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 11% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 79% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 79% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 64% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 Horn's Mill 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 | 61% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 203 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Horn's Mill Primary School compares
Horn's Mill Primary School ranked 51st of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 8.1% | 17.7% | 199 | — |
| Alvanley and Manley Village School | 50% | 5.6% | 8.5% | 100 | 0.8 miles |
| Helsby Hillside Primary School | 68% | 4.8% | 8.6% | 202 | 1.3 miles |
| Elton Primary School | 74% | 9.4% | 20.2% | 205 | 1.9 miles |
| Frodsham CofE Primary School | 67% | 4.1% | 5.9% | 219 | 3.0 miles |
| Ashton Hayes Primary School | 44% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 134 | 3.1 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)
- 17.73%
- English as an additional language
- 4.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.13%
- Persistent absence
- 19.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alvanley and Manley Village School0.8 miles
Primary · Frodsham
-
Helsby Hillside Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Frodsham
-
Elton Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Frodsham CofE Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Frodsham
-
Ashton Hayes Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Chester
Other schools in Frodsham
Horn's Mill Primary School ranks 7th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Frodsham.
- Alvanley and Manley Village School Primary
- Frodsham CofE Primary School Primary
- Frodsham Manor House Primary School Primary
- Frodsham Primary Academy Primary
- Helsby Hillside Primary School Primary
- Kingsley Community Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School Primary
- Norley Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Luke's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Helsby High School Secondary
- Fern House School and College Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Horn's Mill Primary School teach?
- Horn's Mill Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Frodsham.
- Who is the headteacher of Horn's Mill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Horn's Mill Primary School is Mrs Sharon Wyatt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Horn's Mill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Horn's Mill 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 Horn's Mill Primary School?
- Horn's Mill Primary School has 199 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Horn's Mill Primary School full?
- Horn's Mill Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 199 on roll (95%), 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 Horn's Mill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Horn's Mill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Horn's Mill Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Horn's Mill Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Horn's Mill 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 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Horn's Mill Primary School compare with other schools in Cheshire West and Chester?
- Horn's Mill Primary School ranked 51st of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Horn's Mill Primary School's absence rate?
- Horn's Mill Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Horn's Mill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Horn's Mill 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.