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School admissions in Northwich

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Reception places, September 2026

25 schools. 4 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Whitegate CofE Primary SchoolNorthwich1.21241.155 miles 2026
Kingsmead Primary SchoolNorthwich1.18451.354 miles 2026
Cuddington Primary SchoolNorthwich1.07303.155 miles 2026
Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery SchoolNorthwich1.03583.19 miles 2026
Antrobus St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolNorthwich1.0010not published
Barnton Community Nursery and Primary SchoolNorthwich1.00511.399 miles 2025
Charles Darwin Community Primary SchoolNorthwich1.0028not published
Crowton Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolNorthwich1.002not published
Hartford Primary SchoolNorthwich1.00431.759 miles 2025
Little Leigh Primary SchoolNorthwich1.0025not published
Lostock Gralam CofE Primary SchoolNorthwich1.00190.661 miles 2022
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, WeaverhamNorthwich1.0016not published
Victoria Road Primary SchoolNorthwich1.0016not published
Weaverham Forest Primary SchoolNorthwich1.00240.601 miles 2023
Wincham Community Primary SchoolNorthwich1.0027not published
Hartford Manor Primary School & NurseryNorthwich0.98591.433 miles 2022
Rudheath Primary Academy and NurseryNorthwich0.9627not published
Weaverham Primary AcademyNorthwich0.9627not published
Comberbach Nursery and Primary SchoolNorthwich0.9625not published
Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary SchoolNorthwich0.9623not published
Davenham CofE Primary SchoolNorthwich0.9345not published
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary SchoolNorthwich0.9330not published
Moulton SchoolNorthwich0.9020not published
Leftwich Community Primary SchoolNorthwich0.8928not published
Sandiway Primary SchoolNorthwich0.83290.306 miles 2023

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

5 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
The County High School, LeftwichNorthwich1.102050.9 miles 2026
Hartford Church of England High SchoolNorthwich1.022333.656 miles 2026
Weaverham High SchoolNorthwich1.002255.621 miles 2026
The Rudheath Senior AcademyNorthwich0.93116not published
St Nicholas Catholic High SchoolNorthwich0.90202not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.