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Davenham CofE Primary School

Primary · Northwich · CW9 8JW

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 16 July 2024

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At a glance

302 pupils · 96% of 315 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
5.6% of pupils (January 2026)
Website
www.davenhamcofeprimary.com/
URN
152083

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 42 families named it first for 45 Reception places, 0.93 first choices per place. We hold 5 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2022 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Good on 16 July 2024, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.93 first-choice applications per place

45 places offered · 42 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Criterion 7
4.064 miles

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 86% (Cheshire West and Chester 83%, England 60%) · Not recorded 3% (Cheshire West and Chester 0%, England 1%) · Any other White background 2% (Cheshire West and Chester 4%, England 7%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Cheshire West and Chester 1%, England 1%) · Black African 1% (Cheshire West and Chester 2%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Cheshire West and Chester 1%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Cheshire West and Chester 1%, England 2%) · White Irish 1% (Cheshire West and Chester 0%, England 0%) · White Traveller of Irish heritage 1% (Cheshire West and Chester 0%, England 0%) · other groups together 2%

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)
4.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
9.7%
England 17.5%

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
21.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £48,548; 15% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher46.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work49.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways7.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health53.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier88.3%62.3%
Social housing2.8%17.1%
Privately rented8.8%20.5%
Detached houses42.1%22.9%
Flats1.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms30.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van4.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01018683 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£367,500204 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£269,500–£459,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (108)£430,000
Semi-detached (71)£295,000
Terraced (25)£210,000

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

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
2an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
0an urban school averages 6.1

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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