Darnhall Primary School

State-Funded School

darnhall-primary-school-cheshire-west-and-chester-north-west

North WestRegion

Cheshire West and ChesterLocal Authority

Mid CheshireConstituency

CW7 1JLPostcode

3.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Darnhall Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Cheshire West and Chester, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 440 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 59%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Pupils

440

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

36%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 440
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
28 Nov 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
10 Jul 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.