Frodsham Manor House Primary School, Frodsham
Frodsham Manor House Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Frodsham. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the highest of the 10 schools in Frodsham with published results, and 3,012th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.6 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025, at 102% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- 1.6 first choices per place
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cheshire West and Chester (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Frodsham Manor House Primary School in detail
Frodsham Manor House Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Imagine a creative, thinking school, a hub for excellence, a school which embraces the world in which we live. Imagine a school which prepares its children to respect and contribute to our society with regular opportunities for community and worldwide participation."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at Frodsham Manor House Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 84% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 74% in Cheshire West and Chester and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (84% in reading, 90% in maths).
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Frodsham Manor House Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 48 families put Frodsham Manor House Primary School as their first choice and 78 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 18 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Frodsham Manor House Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Frodsham Manor House Primary School are St Luke's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 71% reading, 48% maths); Frodsham Primary Academy (0.4 miles, 77% reading, 77% maths); Frodsham CofE Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 80% reading, 87% maths); and Hillview Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 82% reading, 75% maths).
Frodsham Manor House Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
St Luke's Catholic Primary SchoolFrodsham Primary AcademyFrodsham CofE Primary SchoolHillview Primary School
Who goes there
13.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Frodsham Rail Station, about 640 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Langdale Way (se-bound), 150 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 40 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cheshire West and Chester (71).
Suspensions and exclusions
Frodsham Manor House Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from June 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils are keen and eager to come to school. They look forward to their lessons and spending time with their friends. Pupils get on exceptionally well together. They make sure that everyone is included in playtime games. Pupils are respectful of and value differences. Pupils, and children in the early years, quickly settle into school life.
The school has high expectations of pupils' learning and behaviour. Pupils across the school live up to these expectations. They listen carefully to their teachers and take pride in their work. Pupils are well prepared for their next steps. Typically, they achieve well in a range of subjects.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school is highly ambitious for all pupils. Typically, pupils achieve well. However, the school is determined to raise the bar across the curriculum so that pupils are exceptionally well prepared for their next steps. The school has prioritised the further development of the wider curriculum successfully.
Subject curriculums are at different stages of development. Most curriculums, including English and mathematics, are very well established. Nevertheless, the school has continued to refine and improve these. For example, the school has broken the key knowledge down into smaller steps in mathematics and has adopted a different reading comprehension scheme in English. Recently, the school has reviewed some other subject curriculums. In these subjects, the sequence of knowledge from early years to the end of Year 6 is clear. This helps pupils to achieve well in these subjects. However, in a few subjects, leaders have not finalised their curriculum thinking.
From Ofsted's March 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2014 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
13.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 84% to 88% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 90% to 84% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 74% to 84% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
30.6
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
31.0
KS2
7
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Frodsham Manor House Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Frodsham Manor House Primary School.
- Amasing Projects C.I.C470m away · Not yet graded
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Frodsham Manor House Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Applebees Pre-School - Day nursery, under 0.1 milesOfsted, 14 March 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
- Kids Planet Frodsham - Day nursery, 0.5 milesOfsted report card, 4 September 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
- Ashton House Nursery - Day nursery, 1.3 milesOfsted, 16 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Hillview Under Five's Pre-School Playgroup - Pre-school, 1.4 milesOfsted, 20 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Beechwood Nursery & Pre-school Ltd - Day nursery, 1.4 milesOfsted, 28 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Term dates
Frodsham Manor House Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Cheshire West and Chester. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Frodsham Manor House Primary School is in Cheshire West and Chester; for families living there:
Apply to Cheshire West and Chester for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 11
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 9 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
The typical figure for schools in Cheshire West and Chester is 7 (the median across 184 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Frodsham Manor House Primary School
Will you get a place at Frodsham Manor House Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 48 first choices for 30 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
102%
Over capacity
214 pupils
210 places
4 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Cheshire West and Chester council
Places available
4,260
Applications
3,274
Got 1st preference
92.3%
Got preferred school
98.5%
All primary applications across Cheshire West and Chester council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: 1.6 first choices per place
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Frodsham Primary planning area (Cheshire West and Chester) will have 227 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
38
SEN Support
9
EHC Plans
22.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
214
Total Pupils
105
Boys
109
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
17.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,726
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,216
Per pupil
£1213k
Total funding
£30k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.6%
Overall absence
8.6%
Persistent absence
187
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Frodsham Manor House Primary School
What are SATs results like at Frodsham Manor House Primary School?
Of the pupils at Frodsham Manor House Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 88% reached the expected standard in reading and 84% did so in maths.
What is Frodsham Manor House Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Frodsham Manor House Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2024, was ungraded. At its last graded inspection, in June 2014, it was rated Good.
Is it hard to get a place at Frodsham Manor House Primary School?
Frodsham Manor House Primary School was full in 2025, at 102% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Frodsham Manor House Primary School?
Classes at Frodsham Manor House Primary School average 30.6 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils.
How many pupils go to Frodsham Manor House Primary School?
Frodsham Manor House Primary School has around 214 pupils on roll. 13% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Frodsham Manor House Primary School?
4.6% of sessions were missed at Frodsham Manor House Primary School in 2024/25. 8.6% of pupils were persistently absent.
Does Frodsham Manor House Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Frodsham Manor House Primary School: Amasing Projects C.I.C (470m away, registered, not yet graded).
What are Frodsham Manor House Primary School's term dates?
Frodsham Manor House Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Cheshire West and Chester. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Frodsham Manor House Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 9 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. The typical figure for schools in Cheshire West and Chester is 7 (the median across 184 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Frodsham Manor House Primary School?
Frodsham Manor House Primary School is at Langdale Way, Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 7LE.
Sources: Cheshire West and Chester term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)