Grange Community Nursery and Primary School
Brindley Avenue, Winsford, CW7 2EG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WEAVER TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mrs Harriet McGilloway
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Weaver Trust
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Mid Cheshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 218
- URN
- 146538
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01606800390
About this school
Grange Community Nursery and Primary School is a primary academy in Winsford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 218 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
- 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 | 31 | 13 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 84% | 69% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 23% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 77% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 69% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 92% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.80 | - | - |
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 Grange Community 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 | 84% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 142 |
| 2023/24 | 160 |
| 2024/25 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Grange Community Nursery and Primary School compares
Grange Community Nursery and Primary School ranked 55th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 6.6% | 57.7% | 218 | — |
| Over St John's CofE Primary School | 71% | 5.4% | 37.2% | 135 | 0.2 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 50% | 5.1% | 23.8% | 326 | 0.3 miles |
| The Oak View Academy | 71% | 9.1% | 50% | 144 | 0.4 miles |
| Winsford High Street Community Primary School | 46% | 6.4% | 31.3% | 511 | 0.5 miles |
| Over Hall Community School | 38% | 6% | 57.6% | 158 | 0.7 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)
- 57.71%
- English as an additional language
- 7.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.59%
- Persistent absence
- 17.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Over St John's CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Winsford
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Winsford
-
The Oak View Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Winsford
-
Winsford High Street Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Winsford
-
Over Hall Community School0.7 miles
Primary · Winsford
Other schools in Winsford
Grange Community Nursery and Primary School ranks 3rd of the 10 ranked primary schools in Winsford.
- Darnhall 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
- Wharton CofE Primary School 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 Grange Community Nursery and Primary School teach?
- Grange Community Nursery and Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Winsford.
- Who is the headteacher of Grange Community Nursery and Primary School?
- The headteacher of Grange Community Nursery and Primary School is Mrs Harriet McGilloway, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Grange Community Nursery and Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Grange Community 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 Grange Community Nursery and Primary School?
- Grange Community Nursery and Primary School has 218 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Grange Community Nursery and Primary School full?
- Grange Community Nursery and Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 218 on roll (104%), 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 Grange Community Nursery and Primary School a faith school?
- No. Grange Community Nursery and Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Grange Community Nursery and Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Grange Community Nursery and Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Grange Community Nursery and Primary School?
- Grange Community Nursery and Primary School is part of WEAVER TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Grange Community Nursery and Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Grange Community Nursery and Primary School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Grange Community Nursery and Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 84% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Grange Community Nursery and Primary School rank locally?
- Grange Community Nursery and Primary School ranked 55th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Grange Community Nursery and Primary School's absence rate?
- Grange Community Nursery and Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Grange Community Nursery and Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Grange Community 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 10 July 2026.