Schools in Cheshire West and Chester
144 schools with published admissions figures
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The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.
How the 2026 round went in Cheshire West and Chester
Primary
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Offered their first choice
92.3%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 90.6% in 2016.
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Offered one of their three
98.5%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
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Families who applied
3,274
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.
For September 2026, 92.3% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.5% were offered one of the three schools they named.
That is 1.7 points higher than in 2016, when it was 90.6%.
The council's primary schools between them had 4,260 places for 3,274 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.
Secondary
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Offered their first choice
95.0%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 90.4% in 2016.
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Offered one of their three
98.9%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
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Families who applied
3,482
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.
For September 2026, 95.0% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.9% were offered one of the three schools they named.
That is 4.7 points higher than in 2016, when it was 90.4%.
The council's secondary schools between them had 4,194 places for 3,482 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.
Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.
If a family is refused a place
In 2026, families in Cheshire West and Chester lodged 101 appeals about a school place.
71 of them were heard by a panel and 11 succeeded, which is about 15 in every 100 heard.
The other 30 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.
This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.
Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.
Schools here running specialist SEN provision
13 of this council's published schools run a SEN unit or a resourced provision: teaching for children with special educational needs, on the same site as the rest of the school.
| School | Phase | What it runs |
|---|---|---|
| Acresfield Academy
Chester |
primary | Resourced provision |
| Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School
Northwich |
primary | Resourced provision |
| Darnhall Primary School
Winsford |
primary | Resourced provision |
| Dee Point Primary School
Chester |
primary | Resourced provision |
| Frodsham Primary Academy
Frodsham |
primary | Resourced provision |
| Grange Community Nursery and Primary School
Winsford |
primary | Resourced provision |
| Lache Primary School
Chester |
primary | Resourced provision |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Winsford |
primary | Resourced provision |
| Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School
Winsford |
primary | Resourced provision |
| Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School
Northwich |
primary | Resourced provision |
| Woodlands Primary School
Ellesmere Port |
primary | Resourced provision |
| St Nicholas Catholic High School
Northwich |
secondary | Resourced provision |
| The Catholic High School, Chester
Chester |
secondary | Resourced provision |
This says a provision exists and nothing more. Neither how many children it takes nor which kinds of need it is set up for is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council. Source: Department for Education, special educational needs in England.
Primary
| School | 1st prefs per place | Demand since | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acresfield Academy
Chester |
1.17 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Alvanley and Manley Village School
Frodsham |
0.79 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Antrobus St Mark's CofE Primary School
Northwich |
1.00 | - | Needs attention Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Ashton Hayes Primary School
Chester |
0.82 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Aston by Sutton Primary School
Runcorn |
1.27 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School
Northwich |
1.00 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Barrow CofE Primary School
Chester |
- | - | Urgent improvement Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Belgrave Primary School
Chester |
1.67 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School
Neston |
0.85 | - | Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Boughton Heath Academy
Chester |
1.07 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Brookside Primary School
Ellesmere Port |
0.91 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Byley Primary School and Nursery
Middlewich |
- | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School
Ellesmere Port |
1.30 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Capenhurst CofE Primary School
Chester |
1.20 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Charles Darwin Community Primary School
Northwich |
1.00 | - | Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Cherry Grove Primary School
Chester |
1.00 | - | Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School
Chester |
0.89 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Childer Thornton Primary School
Ellesmere Port |
1.63 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Christleton Primary School
Chester |
0.79 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Clutton Church of England Primary School
Chester |
- | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Comberbach Nursery and Primary School
Northwich |
0.96 | - | Improved significantly Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Crowton Christ Church CofE Primary School
Northwich |
- | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Cuddington Primary School
Northwich |
1.07 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Darnhall Primary School
Winsford |
0.92 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Davenham CofE Primary School
Northwich |
0.93 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Dee Point Primary School
Chester |
1.00 | - | Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Delamere CofE Primary Academy
Tarporley |
1.72 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Dodleston CofE Primary School
Chester |
- | - | none held |
| Duddon St Peter's CofE Primary School
Tarporley |
- | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Eaton Primary School
Tarporley |
0.84 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Eccleston CofE Primary School
Chester |
- | - | Needs attention Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School
Ellesmere Port |
1.00 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Elton Primary School
Chester |
0.95 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Farndon Primary School
Chester |
0.96 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Frodsham CofE Primary School
Frodsham |
0.83 | - | Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Frodsham Manor House Primary School
Frodsham |
1.60 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Frodsham Primary Academy
Frodsham |
0.58 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Grange Community Nursery and Primary School
Winsford |
1.24 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Great Budworth CofE Primary School
Northwich |
- | - | Urgent improvement Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Guilden Sutton CofE Primary School
Chester |
1.04 | - | School remains Outstanding Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery
Northwich |
0.98 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Hartford Primary School
Northwich |
1.00 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Helsby Hillside Primary School
Frodsham |
1.00 | - | Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Highfield Community Primary School
Chester |
1.00 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Hoole Church of England Primary School
Chester |
0.91 | - | Improved significantly Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Horn's Mill Primary School
Frodsham |
1.00 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Huntington Community Primary School
Chester |
0.91 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Huxley CofE Primary School
Chester |
- | - | Inadequate Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| J H Godwin Primary School
Chester |
1.00 | - | Needs attention Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Kelsall Primary and Nursery School
Tarporley |
0.76 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Kingsley Community Primary School and Nursery
Frodsham |
0.95 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Kingsmead Primary School
Northwich |
1.18 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Lache Primary School
Chester |
0.83 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Leftwich Community Primary School
Northwich |
0.89 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Little Leigh Primary School
Northwich |
1.00 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Little Sutton C of E Primary School
Ellesmere Port |
1.13 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Lostock Gralam CofE Primary School
Northwich |
1.00 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Lower Peover CofE Primary School
Knutsford |
1.03 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Malpas Alport Endowed Primary School
Malpas |
0.88 | - | Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Meadow Primary School
Ellesmere Port |
1.00 | - | Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
Elsewhere
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