Middlewich Primary School
Park Road, Middlewich, CW10 9BS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs G Reynolds
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Mid Cheshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 404
- URN
- 131727
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01606652321
About this school
Middlewich Primary School is a community primary school in Middlewich. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 404 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
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
- 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 | 61 | 64 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 67% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 75% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 83% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Middlewich 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 East average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 399 |
| 2023/24 | 402 |
| 2024/25 | 404 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Middlewich Primary School compares
Middlewich Primary School ranked 58th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4% | 14.9% | 404 | — |
| St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 169 | 0.1 miles |
| Cledford Primary & Nursery Academy | — | — | — | 314 | 0.7 miles |
| Wimboldsley Community Primary School | 52% | 3.6% | 8.3% | 129 | 1.6 miles |
| Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School | 35% | 6.5% | 49.5% | 310 | 2.2 miles |
| Wharton CofE Primary School | 37% | 5.4% | 30.2% | 244 | 2.4 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)
- 14.85%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 4.03%
- Persistent absence
- 8.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Middlewich
-
Cledford Primary & Nursery Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Middlewich
-
Wimboldsley Community Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Middlewich
-
Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Winsford
-
Wharton CofE Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Winsford
Other schools in Middlewich
- Byley Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Cledford Primary & Nursery Academy Primary
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- Wimboldsley Community Primary School Primary
- Middlewich High School Secondary
- Compass Community Cledford Park Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Middlewich Primary School teach?
- Middlewich Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Middlewich.
- Who is the headteacher of Middlewich Primary School?
- The headteacher of Middlewich Primary School is Mrs G Reynolds, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Middlewich Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Middlewich 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 Middlewich Primary School?
- Middlewich Primary School has 404 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Middlewich Primary School full?
- Middlewich Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 404 on roll (96%), 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 Middlewich Primary School a faith school?
- No. Middlewich Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Middlewich Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Middlewich Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Middlewich Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Middlewich Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Middlewich Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Middlewich Primary School rank locally?
- Middlewich Primary School ranked 58th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Middlewich Primary School's absence rate?
- Middlewich Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Middlewich Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Middlewich 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 June 2026.