Charles Darwin Community Primary School, Northwich
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Charles Darwin Community Primary School excels at making every child feel included and valued. Teaching is clear and engaging, with teachers skilfully adapting lessons so all pupils can learn successfully alongside their peers. The school offers a rich range of enrichment activities including music, drama, sports and trips that develop confident, resilient learners well prepared for secondary school.
Key Strengths
- Excellent inclusion and support for pupils with additional needs, disadvantaged pupils, and those in or previously in care
- Strong academic achievement, particularly in mathematics, writing, English grammar, punctuation and spelling (significantly above national averages for 3 years)
- Extensive personal development and wellbeing offer including music, drama, sports, theatre visits and residential experiences
- Calm, orderly behaviour with reduced incidents of inappropriate conduct over time
- Well-trained staff with strong subject knowledge and effective teaching
Areas for Improvement
- Recall of multiplication facts is less secure for some pupils in lower key stage 2 - improvement strategies are in early stages
- Curriculum design not yet complete in a small minority of subjects
- Attendance for some pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those eligible for free school meals remains weaker than other groups
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met. Leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Musical instruments, theatre and orchestral performances, sports, drama, residential visits, local community visits
Charles Darwin Community Primary School is a welcoming, inclusive primary school where pupils achieve well and enjoy learning. The school has strong outcomes in mathematics, writing and English, with effective support for all learners including disadvantaged pupils and those with additional needs.
At a Glance
24.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
25 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 76% to 89%. Maths has remained stable at around 89%. Writing has remained stable at around 82%.
Class Sizes
26.3
Avg class size
26.3
Infant (KS1)
26.3
KS2
11
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
331 pupils
342 capacity
11 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Northwich
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Northwich
Admissions Demand - Cheshire West and Chester
Places available
4,393
Applications
3,189
Got 1st preference
92.5%
Got preferred school
98.7%
Primary admissions across Cheshire West and Chester (2025/26)
Inspection History(11)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.12315%
Overall absence
12.73885%
Persistent absence
314
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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