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Crowton Christ Church CofE Primary School

Primary · Northwich · CW8 2RW

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Requires improvement

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: Requires improvementSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 13 November 2024

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At a glance

50 pupils · 55% of 91 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
4.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.crowton.cheshire.sch.uk/
URN
111336

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 2 families named it first for 2 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold 5 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2022 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 13 November 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Requires improvement. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

7 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
43%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
100
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school43%
Median of its 12 closest peers67%
Cheshire West and Chester average61.1%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Plumbland CofE SchoolWigton · 106 miles awayNeeds attention67%
Castle Carrock SchoolBrampton · 112 miles awayGood70%
Carlton and Faceby Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough · 99 miles awayGood50%
St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary SchoolMelksham · 133 miles awayGood86%
Beckley Church of England Primary SchoolOxford · 118 miles awayGood67%
Cranham Church of England Primary SchoolGloucester · 103 miles awayGood78%
Bainbridge Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolLeyburn · 75 miles awayGood40%
Hinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant SchoolHolmfirth · 39 miles awayGood65%
Calstock Community Primary SchoolCalstock · 203 miles awayExpected standard73%
Exton and Greetham CofE Primary SchoolOakham · 93 miles awayGood73%
Calthwaite CofE SchoolPenrith · 103 miles awayNo current grade57%
Eileen Wade Primary SchoolHuntingdon · 113 miles awayExpected standard60%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 96% (Cheshire West and Chester 83%, England 60%) · Any other White background 4% (Cheshire West and Chester 4%, England 7%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
6.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Cheshire West and Chester: 1.86 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
10.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £46,003; 20% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£10,426
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (8%) · supplies and services 15% (9%) · educational supplies 9% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 2% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£149,761; in-year balance -£11,783

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher42.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications13.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work43%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier86%62.3%
Social housing4.4%17.1%
Privately rented9.7%20.5%
Detached houses49.3%22.9%
Flats1.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms38.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van4.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01018708 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£340,50011 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£272,500–£547,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

No collision was reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025.

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
0a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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