Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School
Church Walk, Northwich, CW9 5QQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Ms Kathryn Hinchliffe
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Mid Cheshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 219
- URN
- 111389
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01606663610
About this school
Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Northwich. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 219 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 33 | 40 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 23% | 35% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 33% | 55% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 33% | 45% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 48% | 38% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 99.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 98.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and 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 | 45% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 23% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 35% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 279 |
| 2023/24 | 260 |
| 2024/25 | 235 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School compares
Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School ranked 110th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35% | 6.2% | 33.3% | 219 | — |
| Victoria Road Primary School | 77% | 6% | 26.9% | 125 | 0.3 miles |
| Charles Darwin Community Primary School | 75% | 5.1% | 27% | 331 | 0.8 miles |
| Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School | 56% | 3.9% | 13.2% | 420 | 1.0 miles |
| Kingsmead Primary School | 66% | 3.2% | 6.7% | 308 | 1.2 miles |
| Rudheath Primary Academy and Nursery | 55% | 4.9% | 29.8% | 371 | 1.2 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)
- 33.33%
- English as an additional language
- 14.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.21%
- Persistent absence
- 18.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Victoria Road Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Northwich
-
Charles Darwin Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Northwich
-
Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School1.0 miles
Primary · Northwich
-
Kingsmead Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Northwich
-
Rudheath Primary Academy and Nursery1.2 miles
Primary · Northwich
Other schools in Northwich
Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School ranks 22nd of the 24 ranked primary 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 Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School teach?
- Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Northwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School?
- The headteacher of Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School is Ms Kathryn Hinchliffe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and 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 Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School?
- Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School has 219 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School full?
- Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School has capacity for 280 pupils and 219 on roll (78%), 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 Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chester.
- Does Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 35% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School rank locally?
- Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School ranked 110th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School's absence rate?
- Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and 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.