Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

HaltonLocal Authority

Widnes and HalewoodConstituency

WA8 9HSPostcode

8.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Halton, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 414 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

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 78%
Higher standard: 13%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

97%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

414

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 414
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
28 Sept 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
10 Jul 2013	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.