Winsford High Street Community Primary School

Winsford High Street Community Primary School continues to perform well, retaining its good status as a supportive and nurturing environment for pupils. Children, including those in early years, show enthusiasm for learning and feel secure thanks to the dedicated staff. The school has established high expectations for all pupils, including those with special educational needs, ensuring that they receive the appropriate support to thrive both academically and socially. Extra-curricular activities further promote pupils' personal development, making their educational experience enriching.

Strengths

• Pupils feel happy and safe due to the caring approach of staff.
• Leaders maintain high expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• A strong curriculum is in place that is well-designed for the needs of the pupils.
• Early years education is well-structured, helping children build confidence and independence.
• There is effective support for pupils with reading difficulties to ensure they catch up.
• A wide variety of extra-curricular clubs and activities are offered.
• Pupils are well-prepared for life in modern Britain through their personal development.

Areas for Improvement

• Leaders' checks on the quality and delivery of the curriculum are underdeveloped in some subjects.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Winsford High Street Community Primary School attended 93.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.6% of pupils at Winsford High Street Community Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Winsford High Street Community Primary School had 18.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.5% of pupils at Winsford High Street Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Winsford High Street Community Primary School received £7,207 and spent £7,313 for each of its 502 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £599,000 (£1,194 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

• Primary Schools
• Secondary Schools

All schools in Winsford · Cheshire West and Chester local authority: places and applications

What is Winsford High Street Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Winsford High Street Community Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Winsford High Street Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Winsford High Street Community Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Winsford High Street Community Primary School have?

Winsford High Street Community Primary School has 511 pupils on roll.

What age range does Winsford High Street Community Primary School cover?

Winsford High Street Community Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Winsford High Street Community Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 46% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Winsford High Street Community Primary School?

Winsford High Street Community Primary School is at High Street, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 2AU.