Cuddington Primary School
Cuddington Primary School is an academy converter in Northwich for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has 190 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Cuddington Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2017 of its predecessor, Cuddington Primary School. In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Pupils turn up more reliably than at almost any other primary school: they missed just 3% of sessions in 2024/25, against 5.2% nationally.
Ofsted inspection: June 2023. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 4-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Ash Road Cuddington Northwich Cheshire CW8 2NY |
| Phone | 01270360030 |
| Reference Number | 146622 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 190 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 58.95%
Girls: 41.05% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 9.5% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 2.6% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 26.8 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.5 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.7 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| 2 | 18 | 11 | 29 |
| 3 | 18 | 12 | 30 |
| 4 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | 17 | 8 | 25 |
| 6 | 19 | 12 | 31 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 90% |
| White, Other | 1.6% |
| Chinese | 1.6% |
| Mixed, Other | 1.6% |
| African | 1.1% |
| White & Asian | 0.5% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.5% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Cuddington Primary School, inspected in February 2017.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 18 Apr 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 18 Apr 2023 | School inspection |
| 04 Oct 2019 | Academy conversion letter |
| 28 Feb 2017 | Full inspection: |
| Previously as Cuddington Primary School | |
| 07 Dec 2011 | Full inspection: |
| 23 Mar 2009 | Full inspection: |
| 16 Jan 2006 | Full inspection: |
| 07 Feb 2000 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 58% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 0% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 109 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 106 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 0.5 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | -1.8 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | -2.3 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 22 | 1 |
| Third Preference | 14 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 1 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Cuddington Primary School had 191 pupils for 315 places. 124 places (39.4%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Northwich North West Primary” planning area
Cheshire West and Chester counted 58 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 46 in 2029–30, down 21%.
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 |
| Pupils | 215 | 208 | 193 | 189 | 191 |
| Unfilled | 31.7% | 34.0% | 38.7% | 40.0% | 39.4% |
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 Cuddington Primary School attended 97.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 1.9% | 4.4% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 2.1% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
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 Cuddington Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Cuddington Primary School had 18.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 13.5 | 14.4 | 15.3 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.1 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 0.0% | 10.6% | 11.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.4% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – | 30.8% | 54.5% | 45.5% | 50.0% | 33.3% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – | 1.5 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 1.4 | – |
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, 16.3% of pupils at Cuddington Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 12 | 0 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 6 | 1 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 5 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 3 | 0 |
| Multi-sensory impairment | 1 | 1 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 2 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 0 |
| Vision impairment | 1 | 0 |
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 Cuddington Primary School received £6,400 and spent £6,459 for each of its 193 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £15,000 (-£76 per pupil).
Across all 4 schools of Create Learning Trust, income was £6,597 and spending £6,655 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £43,000 | £64,000 | £41,000 | -£8,000 | -£15,000 |
| per pupil | £196 | £307 | £212 | -£46 | -£76 |
| In-year balance | £46,000 | £88,000 | -£29,000 | -£49,000 | -£11,000 |
| per pupil | £210 | £423 | -£150 | -£266 | -£58 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
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Sandiway Primary School
Weaverham Road, Sandiway, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 2ND |
0.6 miles |
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Norley Church of England Primary School
Hough Lane, Norley, Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 8JZ |
2.03 miles |
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Whitegate CofE Primary School
Whitegate, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 2AY |
2.09 miles |
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Weaverham Forest Primary School
Forest Street, Weaverham, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 3EY |
2.31 miles |
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St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham
Keepers Lane, Weaverham, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 3BY |
2.35 miles |
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Weaverham Primary Academy
Northwich Road, Northwich, CW8 3BD |
2.4 miles |
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Hartford Primary School
Riddings Lane, Hartford, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 1NA |
2.47 miles |
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Crowton Christ Church CofE Primary School
Crowton, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 2RW |
2.69 miles |
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Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery
Stones Manor Lane, Hartford, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 1NU |
3 miles |
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Delamere CofE Primary Academy
Delamere Ce Primary Academy, Stoney Lane, Stoney Lane, Kelsall, Tarporley, Cheshire, CW6 0ST |
3.14 miles |
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St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
Greenbank Lane, Hartford, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 1JW |
3.33 miles |
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Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School
Firdale Road, Firdale Park, Winnington, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 4AZ |
3.46 miles |
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Kingsmead Primary School
Dukes Way, Kingsmead, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 8WA |
3.51 miles |
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Little Leigh Primary School
Shutley Lane, Little Leigh, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 4RN |
3.6 miles |
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Moulton School
School Lane, Moulton, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 8PD |
3.6 miles |
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The Oak View Academy
Whitby's Lane, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 2LZ |
3.64 miles |
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Grange Community Nursery and Primary School
Brindley Avenue, Grange Community Nursery and Primary School, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 2EG |
3.69 miles |
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Davenham CofE Primary School
Charles Avenue, Davenham, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 8JW |
3.7 miles |
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Charles Darwin Community Primary School
Darwin Street, Castle, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 1BN |
3.7 miles |
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Rosebank School
Townfield Lane, Barnton, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 4QP |
3.71 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Weaverham High School
Lime Avenue, Weaverham, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 3HT |
2.2 miles |
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The Russett School
Middlehurst Avenue, Weaverham, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 3BW |
2.42 miles |
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The Grange School
Bradburns Lane, Northwich, CW8 1LU |
2.72 miles |
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Hartford Church of England High School
Hartford Campus Chester Road, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 1LH |
2.94 miles |
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Cloughwood Academy
Stones Manor Lane, Hartford, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 1NU |
3.15 miles |
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Elmy Hall School
Hartford Manor, Greenbank Lane, Northwich, CW8 1HW |
3.2 miles |
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St Nicholas Catholic High School
Greenbank Lane, Hartford, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 1JW |
3.33 miles |
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Greenbank School
Greenbank Lane, Hartford, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 1LD |
3.38 miles |
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The Winsford Academy
Grange Lane, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 2BT |
3.77 miles |
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Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College
Monarch Drive, Northwich, CW9 8AF |
3.9 miles |
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Everly East Academy
Navigation Road, Northwich, CW8 1BE |
3.96 miles |
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Hebden Green Community School
Woodford Lane West, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 4EJ |
4.02 miles |
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The County High School, Leftwich
Granville Road, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 8EZ |
4.06 miles |
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Oaklands School
Montgomery Way, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 1NU |
4.07 miles |
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Jefferson House
The Old Vicarage, Darnhall School Lane, Winsford, CW7 1JT |
4.7 miles |
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Fern House School and College
New Pale Road, Kingswood, Frodsham, WA6 6LB |
4.92 miles |
All schools in Northwich · Cheshire West and Chester local authority: places and applications
Cuddington Primary School is part of Create Learning Trust, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:
- Sandiway Primary School Northwich
- Hartford Primary School Northwich
- Little Leigh Primary School Northwich
What is Cuddington Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Cuddington Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2017 of its predecessor, Cuddington Primary School.
When was Cuddington Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Cuddington Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.
How many pupils does Cuddington Primary School have?
Cuddington Primary School has 190 pupils on roll.
What age range does Cuddington Primary School cover?
Cuddington Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.
What are Cuddington Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Cuddington Primary School?
Cuddington Primary School is at Ash Road, Cuddington, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 2NY.