Wharton CofE Primary School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

Cheshire West and ChesterLocal Authority

Mid CheshireConstituency

CW7 3EPPostcode

0.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Wharton CofE Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Cheshire West and Chester, North West.

It currently serves 244 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 29%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 96

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

244

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 244
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
25 Nov 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
16 Jan 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
12 Sept 2016	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.