Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School, Frodsham
Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Frodsham, part of Chester Diocesan Academies Trust. It has a Church of England religious character.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cheshire West and Chester (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School in detail
Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School in its own words
The school runs after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as Kingsley St John's CofE (VA) Primary School (URN 111317), 85% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School
Across Cheshire West and Chester, 92% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Cheshire West and Chester lodged 38 appeals against primary school offers; 26 reached a hearing and 2 succeeded (7.7% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School are Kingsley St John's CofE (VA) Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 85% reading, 69% maths); Kingsley Community Primary School and Nursery (0.7 miles, Good, 80% reading, 76% maths); Crowton Christ Church CofE Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 100% reading, 43% maths); and Norley Church of England Primary School (2 miles, 93% reading, 73% maths).
Kingsley St John's CofE (VA) Primary SchoolKingsley Community Primary School and NurseryCrowton Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolNorley Church of England Primary School
The trust
Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School is one of 32 schools run by Chester Diocesan Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 49% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Frodsham Rail Station, about 2.7 miles away in a straight line.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Horse Shoe Inn (outside), 30 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 3 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cheshire West and Chester (71).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in May 2026. Before that, as Kingsley St John's CofE (VA) Primary School (URN 111317), it was rated Good in November 2018. See Kingsley St John's CofE (VA) Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Kingsley St John's CofE (VA) Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for Kingsley St John's CofE (VA) Primary School (URN 111317), the school Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 68% to 85% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 21% to 69% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 53% to 62% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School
Term dates
Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Cheshire West and Chester's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Kingsley St John's CofE 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
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Cheshire West and Chester is 7 (the median across 184 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Will you get a place at Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School? Get the admissions report
Your home postcode, set against Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.
What the report includes for Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School:
- The straight-line distance from your home to Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School.
- Cheshire West and Chester publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
- How many families in Cheshire West and Chester got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Applications and offers at Kingsley St John's CofE (VA) Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published for Kingsley St John's CofE (VA) Primary School (URN 111317), the school Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 1.0 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Frodsham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Frodsham
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.
Absence at Kingsley St John's CofE (VA) Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published for Kingsley St John's CofE (VA) Primary School (URN 111317), the school Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
6.0%
Overall absence
18.8%
Persistent absence
48
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School
Are there exam results for Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School?
Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as Kingsley St John's CofE (VA) Primary School (URN 111317), 85% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in May 2026. Before that, as Kingsley St John's CofE (VA) Primary School (URN 111317), it was rated Good in November 2018.
What is the catchment area for Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School is oversubscribed, Cheshire West and Chester allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School?
Apply through Cheshire West and Chester's coordinated admissions process, naming Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cheshire West and Chester is 7 (the median across 184 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School?
Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School is at Hollow Lane, Kingsley, Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 8EF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)