Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School
Firdale Road, Northwich, CW8 4AZ
420 pupils · 100% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Free school meals
- 13.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 May 2026, published 25 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 56% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.03 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 58 | 60 | 111 | 58 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 43 | 43 | 102 | 43 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 47 | 46 | 97 | 46 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 50 | 46 | 87 | 47 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 43 | 43 | 84 | 43 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 55 | 53 | 94 | 55 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 50 | 50 | 105 | 50 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 48 | 45 | 91 | 48 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Charles Darwin Community Primary School 0.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Kingsmead Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School 1.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Hartford Primary School 1.9 km · Good (2021) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.