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Kingsley Community Primary School and Nursery

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Cheshire West and Chester

Middle Lane, Frodsham, WA6 6TZ

Website 01244259690

36

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.9%

7.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

177

Capacity used

Has space

87%

203 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

20 of 20 families who put it first got an offer

20

Places offered

46

Total applications

2.3

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2020● 100%
2nd preference150● 0%
3rd preference110● 0%
Total462043%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Cheshire West and Chester lets families list 3 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Sarah Harrison
Address
Middle Lane, Kingsley, Frodsham, WA6 6TZ
Phone
01244259690
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Ward / constituency
Sandstone · Runcorn and Helsby
Area
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
110995

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals8%——
English as additional language1%——
SEN support12%——
55% boys (97)45% girls (80)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

177 pupils · 203 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    26 January 2023

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 145 pupils

Attendance

94.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

7.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.7%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.2%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

6%
20/21
6%
21/22
6%
22/23
10%
23/24
8%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths36%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard68%
+6% vs England
Higher standard8%
+0% vs England

Reading

Expected standard80%
+5% vs England
Higher standard36%
+3% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard80%
+8% vs England
Greater depth12%
-1% vs England

Maths

Expected standard76%
+2% vs England
Higher standard32%
+6% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard72%
-1% vs England
Higher standard20%
-10% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Science

Expected standard80%
-2% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

542019482023362024682025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)68%61%
Higher standard8%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Cheshire West and Chester council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.