UKSchoolSearch
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 111285

Tushingham With Grindley CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Whitchurch · SY13 4QS

Ages 3–11 · 113 pupils · Cheshire West and Chester

School website

Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

77%

Overall absence

3.7%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

Read full report

Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-28

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
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)77%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence3.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)5.6%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
3.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
89

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill108%

113 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
113
Boys / girls
58 / 55
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
113 / 105 (108%)
Free school meals
8.7%
FSM pupils
9
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • 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 Caroline Mackenzie

Location

Address
Tushingham, Tushingham With Grindley Ce Primary School
Postcode
SY13 4QS
Town
Whitchurch
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
District
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester South and Eddisbury
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: 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 3–11, in Whitchurch, Cheshire West and Chester, 113 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 8.7%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Chester.

Open schools in Whitchurch
12
Primary schools in Whitchurch
7
Academies among open schools in Whitchurch
50% (6)
Open schools in SY13
12
Primary in SY13
7
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 WhitchurchNear SY13

  • Malpas Alport Endowed Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Malpas · SY14 8PY · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 2–11

    • KS242%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM20.6%

    2.4 miles away

  • Bishop Heber High School

    Ofsted: Good

    Foundation school · Secondary

    Malpas · SY14 8JD · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 11–18

    • Att855.9
    • P80.7
    • EM5+67%
    • Absence6.7%

    2.4 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Caroline Mackenzie
Telephone
01948820360
Website
www.tushingham.cheshire.sch.uk

Official links