Wharton CofE Primary School
Greville Drive, Winsford, CW7 3EP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Natalie Tomlinson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Constituency
- Mid Cheshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 244
- URN
- 135635
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01606663530
About this school
Wharton CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Winsford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 244 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 | 42 | 48 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 21% | 29% | 37% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 67% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 26% | 38% | 43% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 33% | 63% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97.0 | 96.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.40 | - | - |
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 Wharton 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 | 21% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 29% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 37% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 309 |
| 2023/24 | 283 |
| 2024/25 | 235 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wharton CofE Primary School compares
Wharton CofE Primary School ranked 108th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37% | 5.4% | 30.2% | 244 | — |
| Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School | 35% | 6.5% | 49.5% | 310 | 0.3 miles |
| St. Chad's Church of England Primary and Nursery School | 61% | 6.8% | 30.7% | 175 | 0.7 miles |
| Winsford High Street Community Primary School | 46% | 6.4% | 31.3% | 511 | 0.8 miles |
| Darnhall Primary School | 49% | 6.3% | 44.9% | 440 | 1.3 miles |
| Grange Community Nursery and Primary School | 63% | 6.6% | 57.7% | 218 | 1.3 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)
- 30.21%
- English as an additional language
- 9.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.44%
- Persistent absence
- 14.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Winsford
-
St. Chad's Church of England Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Winsford
-
Winsford High Street Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Winsford
-
Darnhall Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Winsford
-
Grange Community Nursery and Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Winsford
Other schools in Winsford
Wharton CofE Primary School ranks 9th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Winsford.
- Darnhall Primary School Primary
- Grange Community Nursery and Primary School Primary
- Over Hall Community School Primary
- Over St John's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- St. Chad's Church of England Primary and Nursery School Primary
- The Oak View Academy Primary
- Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School Primary
- Winsford High Street Community Primary School Primary
- The Winsford Academy Secondary
- Hebden Green Community School Academies
- Oaklands School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Wharton CofE Primary School teach?
- Wharton CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Winsford.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Wharton CofE Primary School?
- The acting headteacher of Wharton CofE Primary School is Mrs Natalie Tomlinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wharton CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wharton CofE 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 Wharton CofE Primary School?
- Wharton CofE Primary School has 244 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wharton CofE Primary School full?
- Wharton CofE Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 244 on roll (58%), 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 Wharton CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Wharton CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chester.
- Does Wharton CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wharton CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Wharton CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 21% in 2022/23 and 37% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wharton CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Wharton CofE Primary School ranked 108th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wharton CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Wharton CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wharton CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wharton 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 1 July 2026.