Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School
Bridge Street, Wybunbury, Nantwich, CW5 7NE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- CHESTER DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kathryn Chesters
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Chester
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 144381
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01270841302
About this school
Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Nantwich. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 205 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 14 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 50% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 71% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 71% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 71% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 Wybunbury Delves 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 East average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 74% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 199 |
| 2023/24 | 192 |
| 2024/25 | 205 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School compares
Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School ranked 42nd of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 3.5% | 12.2% | 205 | — |
| Shavington Primary School | 83% | 4.8% | 10.9% | 477 | 1.6 miles |
| Stapeley Broad Lane CofE Primary School | 45% | 4.7% | 2.4% | 232 | 2.3 miles |
| The Berkeley Academy | 80% | 3.9% | 10.3% | 456 | 2.4 miles |
| Bridgemere CofE Primary School | 83% | 3% | 11% | 94 | 2.6 miles |
| Willaston Primary Academy | 58% | 3.5% | 13.1% | 251 | 2.6 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.15%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.48%
- Persistent absence
- 7.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shavington Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Stapeley Broad Lane CofE Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Nantwich
-
The Berkeley Academy2.4 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Bridgemere CofE Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Nantwich
-
Willaston Primary Academy2.6 miles
Primary · Nantwich
Other schools in Nantwich
Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School ranks 6th of the 14 ranked primary schools in Nantwich.
- Acton Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Bridgemere CofE Primary School Primary
- Highfields Academy Primary
- Kingsbourne Academy Primary
- Millfields Primary Academy Primary
- Nantwich Primary Academy Primary
- Pear Tree Primary School Primary
- Sound and District Primary School Primary
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Oswald's Worleston CofE Primary School Primary
- Stapeley Broad Lane CofE Primary School Primary
- Weaver Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School teach?
- Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Nantwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School is Mrs Kathryn Chesters, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wybunbury Delves 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 Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School?
- Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School has 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School full?
- Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 205 on roll (85%), 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 Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chester.
- Does Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School?
- Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School is part of CHESTER DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School ranked 42nd of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wybunbury Delves 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 10 July 2026.