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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 131727

Middlewich Primary School

Community school · Middlewich · CW10 9BS

Ages 4–11 · 404 pupils · Cheshire East

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

67%

Overall absence

4.2%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-09-21

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
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)67%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
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 absence4.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.5%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
352

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

47

Places offered

47

1st-preference offers

47

Total preferences (any rank)
73
Preferred offers (top 3)
47
Applications from outside LA
3
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

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 fill96%

404 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
404
Boys / girls
189 / 215
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
404 / 420 (96%)
Free school meals
14.6%
FSM pupils
59
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 G Reynolds

Location

Address
Park Road
Postcode
CW10 9BS
Town
Middlewich
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Cheshire East
District
Cheshire East
Constituency
Mid Cheshire
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
HI - Hearing Impairment
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
1 on roll / 5 capacity

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 Middlewich, Cheshire East, 404 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 14.6%. SEN provision includes: HI - Hearing Impairment.

Open schools in Middlewich
7
Primary schools in Middlewich
5
Academies among open schools in Middlewich
57% (4)
Open schools in CW10
7
Primary in CW10
5
Open schools in Cheshire East LA
180
Primary in Cheshire East LA
124

Nearby primary schools

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

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs G Reynolds
Telephone
01606652321
Website
www.middlewichprimary.org/

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