Leftwich Community Primary School
Old Hall Road, Leftwich, Northwich, CW9 8DH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WEAVER TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Harrison Mrs Lynn Guy
- Sponsor
- Weaver Trust
- Constituency
- Mid Cheshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 161
- URN
- 148459
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01606800305
About this school
Leftwich Community Primary School is a primary academy in Northwich. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 161 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
- 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 | 22 | 28 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 71% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 86% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 71% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 61% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.60 | - | - |
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 Leftwich Community 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 | 71% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 172 |
| 2023/24 | 182 |
| 2024/25 | 176 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leftwich Community Primary School compares
Leftwich Community Primary School ranked 75th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 5.1% | 33.5% | 161 | — |
| Davenham CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 302 | 0.7 miles |
| Kingsmead Primary School | 66% | 3.2% | 6.7% | 308 | 0.8 miles |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School | 62% | 5.1% | 9.6% | 191 | 1.1 miles |
| Rudheath Primary Academy and Nursery | 55% | 4.9% | 29.8% | 371 | 1.1 miles |
| Charles Darwin Community Primary School | 75% | 5.1% | 27% | 331 | 1.2 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)
- 33.52%
- English as an additional language
- 11.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.11%
- Persistent absence
- 12.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Davenham CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Northwich
-
Kingsmead Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Northwich
-
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Northwich
-
Rudheath Primary Academy and Nursery1.1 miles
Primary · Northwich
-
Charles Darwin Community Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Northwich
Other schools in Northwich
Leftwich Community Primary School ranks 18th of the 24 ranked primary schools in Northwich.
- Antrobus St Mark's CofE Primary School Primary
- Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School Primary
- Charles Darwin Community Primary School Primary
- Comberbach Nursery and Primary School Primary
- Crowton Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Cuddington Primary School Primary
- Davenham CofE Primary School Primary
- Great Budworth CofE Primary School Primary
- Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Hartford Primary School Primary
- Kingsmead Primary School Primary
- Little Leigh Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Leftwich Community Primary School teach?
- Leftwich Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Northwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Leftwich Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Leftwich Community Primary School is Mrs Claire Harrison Mrs Lynn Guy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Leftwich Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leftwich Community 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 Leftwich Community Primary School?
- Leftwich Community Primary School has 161 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Leftwich Community Primary School full?
- Leftwich Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 161 on roll (77%), 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 Leftwich Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Leftwich Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Leftwich Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Leftwich Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Leftwich Community Primary School?
- Leftwich Community 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.
- How have Leftwich Community 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 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Leftwich Community Primary School rank locally?
- Leftwich Community Primary School ranked 75th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Leftwich Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Leftwich Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leftwich Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leftwich Community 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.