Davenham CofE Primary School
Charles Avenue, Davenham, Northwich, CW9 8JW
This school is closed (it closed in September 2025).
It was replaced by Davenham CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Hyslop
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Constituency
- Mid Cheshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 309
- URN
- 111387
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
About this school
Davenham CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Northwich. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 309 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Davenham 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 | 48 | 48 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 71% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 8% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 77% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 83% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 81% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| 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 Davenham 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 | 60% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 324 |
| 2023/24 | 314 |
| 2024/25 | 309 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Davenham CofE Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 3.2% | 6.2% | 309 | — |
| Davenham CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 302 | 0.0 miles |
| Moulton School | 64% | 5.2% | 26.1% | 188 | 0.7 miles |
| Leftwich Community Primary School | 56% | 5.1% | 33.5% | 161 | 0.7 miles |
| Kingsmead Primary School | 66% | 3.2% | 6.7% | 308 | 0.9 miles |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School | 62% | 5.1% | 9.6% | 191 | 1.1 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)
- 6.15%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.22%
- Persistent absence
- 2.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Davenham CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Northwich
-
Moulton School0.7 miles
Primary · Northwich
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Leftwich Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Northwich
-
Kingsmead Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Northwich
-
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Northwich
Other schools in Northwich
- Antrobus St Mark's CofE Primary School Primary
- Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School Primary
- Charles Darwin Community Primary School Primary
- Comberbach Nursery and Primary School Primary
- Crowton Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Cuddington Primary School Primary
- Davenham CofE Primary School Primary
- Great Budworth CofE Primary School Primary
- Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Hartford Primary School Primary
- Kingsmead Primary School Primary
- Leftwich Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Davenham CofE Primary School teach?
- Davenham CofE Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Northwich.
- Has Davenham CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Davenham 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 Davenham CofE Primary School?
- Davenham CofE Primary School had 309 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Davenham CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Davenham CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Davenham 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 30 September 2025.