Wimboldsley Community Primary School
Nantwich Road, Wimboldsley, Middlewich, CW10 0LN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CONCORDIA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Sarah Macaskill
- Constituency
- Mid Cheshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 129
- URN
- 149674
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01606832321
About this school
Wimboldsley Community Primary School is a primary academy in Middlewich. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 129 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wimboldsley Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Strong 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
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 11 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 |
Trends over time
How Wimboldsley 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 | — | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 135 |
| 2024/25 | 132 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wimboldsley Community Primary School compares
Wimboldsley Community Primary School ranked 83rd of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 3.6% | 8.3% | 129 | — |
| Cledford Primary & Nursery Academy | — | — | — | 314 | 1.3 miles |
| St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 169 | 1.6 miles |
| Middlewich Primary School | 67% | 4% | 14.9% | 404 | 1.6 miles |
| Warmingham CofE Primary School | 33% | 5.4% | 21.1% | 74 | 1.9 miles |
| Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School | 35% | 6.5% | 49.5% | 310 | 2.4 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)
- 8.33%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 3.62%
- Persistent absence
- 4.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cledford Primary & Nursery Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Middlewich
-
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Middlewich
-
Middlewich Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Middlewich
-
Warmingham CofE Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Sandbach
-
Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Winsford
Other schools in Middlewich
- Byley Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Cledford Primary & Nursery Academy Primary
- Middlewich Primary School Primary
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- Middlewich High School Secondary
- Compass Community Cledford Park Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Wimboldsley Community Primary School teach?
- Wimboldsley Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Middlewich.
- Who is the headteacher of Wimboldsley Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wimboldsley Community Primary School is Sarah Macaskill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wimboldsley Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wimboldsley 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 many pupils are at Wimboldsley Community Primary School?
- Wimboldsley Community Primary School has 129 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wimboldsley Community Primary School full?
- Wimboldsley Community Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 129 on roll (92%), 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 Wimboldsley Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wimboldsley Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wimboldsley Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wimboldsley Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Wimboldsley Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Wimboldsley Community 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 Wimboldsley Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2023/24 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wimboldsley Community Primary School compare with other schools in Cheshire West and Chester?
- Wimboldsley Community Primary School ranked 83rd of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wimboldsley Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Wimboldsley Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wimboldsley Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wimboldsley 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 15 July 2026.