Rudheath Primary Academy and Nursery
Gadbrook Road, Northwich, CW9 7JL
371 pupils · 88% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- FOCUS ACADEMY TRUST (UK) LTD
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Free school meals
- 24.4%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 15 October 2024, published 3 December 2024. 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 | 55% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“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 — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 27 | 26 | 56 | 27 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 48 | 48 | 72 | 48 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 44 | 44 | 71 | 44 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 57 | 57 | 74 | 57 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 40 | 37 | 53 | 39 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 46 | 42 | 62 | 44 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 53 | 50 | 73 | 52 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 41 | 41 | 60 | 41 |
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
- Victoria Road Primary School 1.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Leftwich Community Primary School 1.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School 1.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Lostock Gralam CofE Primary School 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Kingsmead Primary School 2.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Charles Darwin Community Primary School 2.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
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.