Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School

Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School demonstrates a strong overall performance, characterized by high attendance rates and a positive culture where pupils feel safe and valued. The early years provision is exceptionally effective, laying solid foundations for children's learning. Leaders prioritize personal development, ensuring pupils engage with diverse beliefs and develop empathy towards others. The school has a nurturing environment that supports pupils' wellbeing and fosters a sense of belonging, alongside successful partnerships with families that enhance learning experiences.

Strengths

• High attendance rates consistently above the national average.
• Strong personal development and wellbeing programs.
• Effective early years provision leading to confident learners.
• Positive behavior and respectful attitudes among pupils.
• High-quality phonics teaching supporting early reading and writing.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND, fostering inclusion.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not develop handwriting and spelling skills as quickly as expected.
• Adaptations for pupils with SEND are not always well planned or implemented.

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 Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.9% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Wybunbury Delves CofE 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 Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School had 24.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.1% 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, 11.2% of pupils at Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% 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 2024–25 Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School received £6,560 and spent £6,518 for each of its 200 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £284,000 (£1,421 per pupil).

Across all 27 schools of Chester Diocesan Academies Trust, income was £6,299 and spending £6,313 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School is part of Chester Diocesan Academies Trust, which runs 32 schools. The nearest others:

• St Oswald's Worleston CofE Primary School Nantwich
• Warmingham CofE Primary School Sandbach
• Bunbury Aldersey CofE Primary School Tarporley
• Brereton CofE Primary School Sandbach
• Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School Congleton
• Huxley CofE Primary School Chester
• Clutton Church of England Primary School Chester
• Norley Church of England Primary School Frodsham
• Bosley St Mary's CofE Primary School Macclesfield
• Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School Frodsham

What is Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School have?

Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School has 205 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School cover?

Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School?

Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School is at Bridge Street, Wybunbury, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 7NE.