Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy, Malpas
Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Malpas, part of North West Academies Trust Limited. 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 27 Oct 2026
Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy in detail
Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, cross-country, choir, guitar, gardening and art.
The school runs after-school care.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as Tilston Parochial CofE Primary School (URN 111284), 93% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy
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 Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy are Tilston Parochial CofE Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 93% reading, 93% maths); Shocklach Oviatt CofE Primary School (1.8 miles, Good); Clutton Church of England Primary School (1.9 miles, Good, 75% reading, 75% maths); and Malpas Alport Endowed Primary School (3 miles, Requires improvement, 67% reading, 64% maths).
Tilston Parochial CofE Primary SchoolShocklach Oviatt CofE Primary SchoolClutton Church of England Primary SchoolMalpas Alport Endowed Primary School
The trust
Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy is one of 14 schools run by North West Academies Trust Limited, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Carden Arms PH (adjacent), 70 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 1 crime within a mile of the school, most often 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
Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in April 2026. Before that, as Tilston Parochial CofE Primary School (URN 111284), it was rated Good in March 2014. See Tilston Parochial CofE Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Tilston Parochial CofE Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for Tilston Parochial CofE Primary School (URN 111284), the school Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy replaced. There are no figures for Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 82% to 93% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 82% to 93% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 82% to 93% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Term dates
Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy 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 Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy 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
- 1
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.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
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
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- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Applications and offers at Tilston Parochial CofE Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published for Tilston Parochial CofE Primary School (URN 111284), the school Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy replaced. There are no figures for Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 1.3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 16 | 17 | 44 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13 | 12 | 38 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 38 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 13 | 20 | 50 | 1.5 | 7 |
| 2019 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 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 - Malpas
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Malpas
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 Tilston Parochial CofE Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published for Tilston Parochial CofE Primary School (URN 111284), the school Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy replaced. There are no figures for Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
3.0%
Overall absence
3.2%
Persistent absence
94
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy
Are there exam results for Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy?
Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as Tilston Parochial CofE Primary School (URN 111284), 93% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in April 2026. Before that, as Tilston Parochial CofE Primary School (URN 111284), it was rated Good in March 2014.
What is the catchment area for Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Cheshire West and Chester allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy?
Apply through Cheshire West and Chester's coordinated admissions process, naming Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy 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 Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy?
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. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy?
Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy is at Church Road, Tilston, Malpas, Cheshire, SY14 7HB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)