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Lostock Gralam CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Northwich · CW9 7PT

Ages 4–11 · 191 pupils · Cheshire West and Chester

KS2 expected (RWM)

69%

Overall absence

6.6%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)69%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.2%
Unauthorised2.3%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.3%
Enrolments in measure
174

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

27

Places offered

27

1st-preference offers

27

Total preferences (any rank)
56
Preferred offers (top 3)
27
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill91%

191 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
191
Boys / girls
84 / 107
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
191 / 210 (91%)
Free school meals
20.9%
FSM pupils
40
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Chester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Jo Powell

Location

Address
School Lane, Lostock Gralam
Postcode
CW9 7PT
Town
Northwich
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
District
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Tatton
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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester, 191 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 20.9%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Chester.

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

  • Lostock Gralam CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Northwich · CW9 7PT · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM21.1%

    0.0 miles away

  • Wincham Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Northwich · CW9 6EP · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM6.5%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Rudheath Primary Academy and Nursery

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Northwich · CW9 7JL · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM24.4%
    • Demand1.00

    1.5 miles away

  • Victoria Road Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Northwich · CW9 5RE · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM28.8%
    • Demand1.00

    1.7 miles away

  • Great Budworth CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Urgent improvement

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Northwich · CW9 6HQ · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence8.7%
    • FSM2.9%
    • Demand1.00

    2.4 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

    2.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Jo Powell

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