Sandiway Primary School, Northwich

Requires Improvement
Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Ages 511

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~1.2km)Possible (~1.7km)Unlikely (~2.3km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Kathryn Harvey
Pupils:202 / 210 capacity
LA:Cheshire West and Chester
Phone:01606883298
Address:Weaverham Road, Sandiway, Northwich, CW8 2ND
Trust:CREATE LEARNING TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 October 2019

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
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Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 28 January 2025View full report
URN:146131
UKPRN:10083608
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Chester South and Eddisbury
Urban/Rural:Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

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

Rated Good for

Behaviour & attitudes, Early years.

Areas Ofsted flagged

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

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

At a Glance

3.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

96 responses
Would recommend90%
Child is happy96%
Well taught91%
Good progress83%
Feels safe93%
Well behaved90%
Bullying dealt with15%
Kept informed94%
Handles concerns54%
Wider development92%

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

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
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Reading has declined from 89% to 76%. Maths has declined from 93% to 80%. Writing has declined from 81% to 72%.

Class Sizes

28.7

Avg class size

29.3

Infant (KS1)

28.3

KS2

7

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Cuddington Rail Station
496m · 8 min walk

Bus Stops

Rosslyn Lane (opp)
147m · 2 min walk
Hadrian Way (cnr)
253m · 4 min walk
Weaverham Road (SE-bound)
446m · 7 min walk
Shops (opp)
508m · 8 min walk
Full Gospel Church (o/s)
650m · 11 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

96%

Near capacity

202 pupils

210 capacity

8 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Northwich

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,534
Projected new pupils:384

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Northwich

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(3)

28 January 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsGood
25 January 2023
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentRequires Improvement
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsGood
28 November 2011
Outstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

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Pupil Demographics

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.38687%

Overall absence

4.04624%

Persistent absence

173

Enrolments

Authorised2.86687%
Unauthorised0.51999%
Persistent (10%+)4.04624%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

1.87888%
20/21
5.02417%
21/22
4.02576%
22/23
3.27456%
23/24
3.38687%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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