Wincham Community Primary School

Wincham Community Primary School has improved its performance since its last inspection 12 years ago, moving from an outstanding rating to a good one. The school has raised expectations for pupils' achievements across various subjects and fosters a supportive environment where children flourish. Early years provision is effective, and pupils exhibit impressive behavior and a positive attitude towards learning. However, the school has room for improvement in ensuring consistency across its curriculum, particularly in a few subjects where essential knowledge for future learning is not clearly defined.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy and are enthusiastic about their learning.
• The ambitious curriculum provides meaningful and engaging content.
• Children confidently settle into early years and demonstrate impeccable behavior.
• The school promotes a strong understanding of diversity and respect.
• Pupils are well-prepared for community participation and society.
• Effective partnerships with parents enhance the educational experience.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack clear identification of essential knowledge for students.
• Inconsistencies in curriculum implementation affect pupil learning in certain areas.

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 Wincham Community Primary School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.9% 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, 0.4% of pupils at Wincham 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 Wincham Community Primary School had 21.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.2% 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, 1.8% of pupils at Wincham Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% 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 Wincham Community Primary School received £7,807 and spent £8,059 for each of its 220 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £236,000 (-£1,075 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).

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What is Wincham Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wincham Community Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Wincham Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wincham Community Primary School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Wincham Community Primary School have?

Wincham Community Primary School has 223 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wincham Community Primary School cover?

Wincham Community Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Wincham Community Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wincham Community Primary School?

Wincham Community Primary School is at Church Street, Wincham, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 6EP.