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Kingsmead Primary School

Community school · Northwich · CW9 8WA

Ages 4–11 · 308 pupils · Cheshire West and Chester

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

61%

Overall absence

3.8%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-01-23

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)61%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)5.0%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
2.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.7%
Enrolments in measure
279

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

43

Places offered

43

1st-preference offers

43

Total preferences (any rank)
124
Preferred offers (top 3)
43
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill98%

308 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
308
Boys / girls
169 / 139
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
308 / 315 (98%)
Free school meals
6.8%
FSM pupils
21
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Rutter-Brown

Location

Address
Dukes Way, Kingsmead
Postcode
CW9 8WA
Town
Northwich
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
District
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Mid Cheshire
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester, 308 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 6.8%.

Open schools in Northwich
43
Primary schools in Northwich
27
Academies among open schools in Northwich
44% (19)
Open schools in CW9
19
Primary in CW9
13
Open schools in Cheshire West and Chester LA
184
Primary in Cheshire West and Chester LA
131

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in NorthwichNear CW9

  • St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Northwich · CW8 1JW · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 5–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM10.5%
    • Demand0.96

    0.3 miles away

  • Charles Darwin Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Northwich · CW8 1BN · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM24.8%
    • Demand0.96

    0.7 miles away

  • Leftwich Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Northwich · CW9 8DH · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 4–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM34.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Davenham CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Northwich · CW9 8JW · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM5.6%

    0.9 miles away

  • Hartford Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Northwich · CW8 1NA · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 4–11

    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM6.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Rutter-Brown
Telephone
01606800170
Website
www.kingsmead.cheshire.sch.uk/

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