Tilston Parochial CofE Primary School
Church Road, Tilston, Malpas, SY14 7HB
This school is closed (it closed in March 2026).
It was replaced by Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kelsey Mort
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 101
- Pupils on roll
- 124
- URN
- 111284
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
About this school
Tilston Parochial CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Malpas. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 124 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Tilston Parochial CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 76% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 82% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 82% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 82% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Tilston Parochial CofE 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 | 87% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 87% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 114 |
| 2023/24 | 113 |
| 2024/25 | 121 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tilston Parochial CofE Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 87% | 3% | 3% | 124 | — |
| Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Shocklach Oviatt CofE Primary School | 0% | 4.4% | 6.2% | 83 | 1.8 miles |
| Clutton Church of England Primary School | — | 5.4% | 13.2% | 39 | 1.9 miles |
| Malpas Alport Endowed Primary School | 58% | 3.8% | 21.4% | 261 | 3.0 miles |
| Farndon Primary School | 50% | 4.4% | 12.1% | 313 | 3.5 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)
- 3.03%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 2.97%
- Persistent absence
- 3.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Malpas
-
Shocklach Oviatt CofE Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Malpas
-
Clutton Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Malpas Alport Endowed Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Malpas
-
Farndon Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Chester
Other schools in Malpas
- Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
- Malpas Alport Endowed Primary School Primary
- Shocklach Oviatt CofE Primary School Primary
- Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Bishop Heber High School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Tilston Parochial CofE Primary School teach?
- Tilston Parochial CofE Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Malpas.
- Has Tilston Parochial CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Tilston Parochial CofE Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Tilston Parochial CofE Primary School?
- Tilston Parochial CofE Primary School had 124 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Tilston Parochial CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 87% in 2022/23 and 87% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Tilston Parochial CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tilston Parochial CofE 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.