Childer Thornton Primary School
New School Lane, Childer Thornton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 1QY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CONCORDIA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hannah Yarranton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 246
- URN
- 144529
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01512944737
About this school
Childer Thornton Primary School is a primary academy in Ellesmere Port. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 246 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 31 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 90% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 23% | 21% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 100% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 93% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 94% | 97% | 97% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.60 | - | - |
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 Childer Thornton 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 | 77% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 90% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 241 |
| 2023/24 | 243 |
| 2024/25 | 242 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Childer Thornton Primary School compares
Childer Thornton Primary School ranked 18th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 3.7% | 10.5% | 246 | — |
| Rossmore School | 53% | 5.3% | 26.1% | 192 | 0.6 miles |
| Little Sutton C of E Primary School | 50% | 6.3% | 11.3% | 160 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School | 79% | 3.3% | 14% | 208 | 0.9 miles |
| Sutton Green Primary School | 48% | 5.6% | 19.9% | 306 | 1.0 miles |
| Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School | 63% | 7.5% | 51.1% | 208 | 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.
Inspection history
- 28 February 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report5 May 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.48%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.74%
- Persistent absence
- 5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rossmore School0.6 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
Little Sutton C of E Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
Sutton Green Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School1.1 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
Other schools in Ellesmere Port
Childer Thornton Primary School ranks 2nd of the 20 ranked primary schools in Ellesmere Port.
- Brookside Primary School Primary
- Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Little Sutton C of E Primary School Primary
- Meadow Primary School Primary
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Primary
- Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Rivacre Valley Primary School Primary
- Rossmore School Primary
- St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School Primary
- St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Childer Thornton Primary School teach?
- Childer Thornton Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ellesmere Port.
- Who is the headteacher of Childer Thornton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Childer Thornton Primary School is Mrs Hannah Yarranton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Childer Thornton Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Childer Thornton 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 Childer Thornton Primary School?
- Childer Thornton Primary School has 246 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Childer Thornton Primary School full?
- Childer Thornton Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 246 on roll (117%), so it is at or above 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 Childer Thornton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Childer Thornton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Childer Thornton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Childer Thornton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Childer Thornton Primary School?
- Childer Thornton Primary School is part of CONCORDIA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Childer Thornton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Childer Thornton Primary School rank locally?
- Childer Thornton Primary School ranked 18th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Childer Thornton Primary School's absence rate?
- Childer Thornton Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Childer Thornton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Childer Thornton 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.