Best Primary Schools in Northwich

We checked all 26 primary schools in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester, and list every one: 24 ranked, then 2 without a rank.

Schools checked
26
Ranked
24
Without a rank
2

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Northwich. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Northwich also has 8 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Cheshire West and Chester. Cheshire West and Chester also has rankings for Chester, Ellesmere Port, Frodsham and Winsford.

Ranked primary schools in Northwich

  1. Rank 1

    Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School

    Academy, 482 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    82%
    Higher standard
    10%
  2. Rank 2

    Charles Darwin Community Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 331 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    75%
    Higher standard
    13%
  3. Rank 3

    Comberbach Nursery and Primary School

    Academy, 200 pupils, inspected June 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    83%
    Higher standard
    13%
  4. Rank 4

    Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery

    Local authority maintained, 442 pupils, inspected April 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    77%
    Higher standard
    12%
  5. Rank 5

    St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham

    Local authority maintained, 151 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    73%
    Higher standard
    7%
  6. Rank 6

    Sandiway Primary School

    Academy, 202 pupils, inspected January 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Expected standard
    68%
    Higher standard
    4%
  7. Rank 7

    Whitegate CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 141 pupils, inspected July 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    9%
  8. Rank 8

    Hartford Primary School

    Academy, 396 pupils, inspected November 2021

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    73%
    Higher standard
    0%
  9. Rank 9

    Antrobus St Mark's CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 96 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    0%
  10. Rank 10

    St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 191 pupils, inspected October 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    62%
    Higher standard
    3%
  11. Rank 11

    Moulton School

    Local authority maintained, 188 pupils, inspected July 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    4%
  12. Rank 12

    Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School

    Local authority maintained, 420 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Expected standard
    56%
    Higher standard
    13%
  13. Rank 13

    Victoria Road Primary School

    Academy, 125 pupils, inspected May 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    77%
    Higher standard
    0%
  14. Rank 14

    Kingsmead Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 308 pupils, inspected January 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    66%
    Higher standard
    2%
  15. Rank 15

    Little Leigh Primary School

    Academy, 138 pupils, inspected July 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    3%
  16. Rank 16

    Cuddington Primary School

    Academy, 190 pupils, inspected February 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    58%
    Higher standard
    0%
  17. Rank 17

    Wincham Community Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 223 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    0%
  18. Rank 18

    Leftwich Community Primary School

    Academy, 161 pupils, inspected April 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    56%
    Higher standard
    6%
  19. Rank 19

    Weaverham Primary Academy

    Academy, 113 pupils, inspected January 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    38%
    Higher standard
    10%
  20. Rank 20

    Rudheath Primary Academy and Nursery

    Academy, 371 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    55%
    Higher standard
    4%
  21. Rank 21

    Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 219 pupils, inspected January 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    35%
    Higher standard
    3%
  22. Rank 22

    Weaverham Forest Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 225 pupils, inspected June 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    35%
    Higher standard
    0%
  23. Rank 23

    Crowton Christ Church CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 50 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Expected standard
    43%
    Higher standard
    0%
  24. Rank 24

    Great Budworth CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 37 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Urgent improvement to needs attention
    Expected standard
    33%
    Higher standard
    0%

Primary schools in Northwich without a rank