Primary school

Weaverham Forest Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Cheshire West and Chester
  • CW8 3EY
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,349 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 96%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 55%55%2016/17: top 39%39% · 2016/172017/18: top 84%2018/19: top 53%2022/23: top 92%2023/24: top 92%2024/25: top 96%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM35% · North West 63%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score102 · North West 105Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score98 · North West 105Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 53% · 30 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 68% · 31 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 50% · 28 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 67% · 30 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 38% · 32 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 39% · 31 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 35% · 26 pupils · North West 63%68%35%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 6% · 31 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 4% · 28 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 9% · 32 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 3% · 31 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 26 pupils · North West 6%9%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 105 · 31 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 28 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 100 · 32 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 101 · 31 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 102 · 26 pupils · North West 105105100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 107 · 31 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 103 · 28 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 101 · 32 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 99 · 31 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 98 · 26 pupils · North West 10510798No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
24 of 24 who put it first2014 · 96.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2424
2nd120
3rd60

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026225
Free school meals (past 6 years)19.7%
First language not English0.9%
SEN support14.2%
EHC plan6.6%
Absence (sessions missed)5.1%
Persistently absent pupils6.7%

Girls 56.2%Boys 43.8%

107.1% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.1
Pupils per adult11.1
  • Classroom teachers 7.8
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 8.8
  • Other support 6.3

Teachers 10.8 FTE · Whole workforce 26 · 40 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,109
Spend per pupil£7,448
Staff spend per pupil£5,577
Reserve per pupil−£131
  • −£28,500revenue reserve
  • −£73,672in-year balance

Grants £6,710 · self-generated £399 · premises £369 per pupil