Duddon St Peter's CofE Primary School, Tarporley

Requires Improvement
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 211

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~2.1km)Possible (~2.9km)Unlikely (~3.8km)Confidence: medium

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Claire Green
Pupils:66 / 126 capacity
LA:Cheshire West and Chester
Phone:01829781366
Address:Tarporley Road, Duddon, Tarporley, CW6 0EL
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 14 January 2025View full report
URN:111281
UKPRN:10069827
Diocese:Diocese of Chester
Constituency:Chester South and Eddisbury
Urban/Rural:Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its January 2023 inspection — down from Good.

Rated Good for

Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Early years.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement).

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

12.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

32 responses
Would recommend100%
Child is happy100%
Well taught94%
Good progress84%
Feels safe100%
Well behaved100%
Bullying dealt with9%
Kept informed97%
Handles concerns59%
Wider development91%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+25ppMaths+10ppWriting+18pp

Reading has improved from 67% to 92%. Maths has improved from 67% to 77%. Writing has improved from 44% to 62%.

Class Sizes

18.3

Avg class size

4

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Willington Road (opp)
100m · 2 min walk
Yew Tree Bank (o/s)
133m · 2 min walk
Headless Woman (nr)
447m · 7 min walk
Old Church (o/s)
596m · 10 min walk
Burton Hall (nr)
940m · 15 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

52%

Available places

66 pupils

126 capacity

60 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Tarporley

Low pressure
New homes approved:250
Projected new pupils:63

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Tarporley

Admissions Demand - Cheshire West and Chester

Low demand0.73x oversubscription

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(9)

14 January 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
24 January 2023
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsGood
22 October 2020

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

8.09629%

Overall absence

23.72881%

Persistent absence

59

Enrolments

Authorised5.7644%
Unauthorised2.33189%
Persistent (10%+)23.72881%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

4.47859%
18/19
9.53464%
20/21
6.34163%
21/22
6.42317%
22/23
7.56653%
23/24
8.09629%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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