Duddon St Peter's CofE Primary School
Tarporley Road, Duddon, Duddon St Peter's Ce Primary School, Tarporley, CW6 0ELOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Duddon St Peter's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Tarporley for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 181 schools in Cheshire West and Chester. It ranks 64th of 115 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 14 January 2025, report published 11 February 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 14 January 2025
Pupils love coming to this small, village school. They describe it as kind and welcoming, a place where everyone knows everyone. Pupils feel that the school understands and celebrates them as individuals. Pupils know that the school has high ambitions for their academic achievement. Pupils are curious learners. They enjoy their lessons, show high levels of engagement and aim to do their best. They know that staff will quickly spot when they are struggling and provide support. This means that they build their learning securely over time and achieve well across the curriculum. Pupils understand and welcome the high standards that are expected of their behaviour. They are calm, polite and well mannered. The buddy system encourages older pupils to model good behaviour to younger pupils. Pupils show high levels of respect to each other and to adults. Pupils have opportunities to take positions of responsibility such as belonging to the school council or becoming a junior safety officer. They experience a broad range of trips to enhance the curriculum, for example going on a field trip to the beach to look at coastal features in geography. Pupils understand how to keep themselves physically healthy. They know about risks and how to stay safe online.
What the school should improve
- The school's work to improve attendance is not as effective as it could be. As a result, some pupils miss out on valuable learning. The school should evaluate what is working well and further develop its procedures to remove the barriers that prevent these pupils from attending school regularly.
- The school does not check the progress that pupils with SEND make towards their individual goals. This limits the school from being assured that pupils with SEND, but without an EHC plan, are learning all they should. The school should ensure it checks how well pupils with SEND are succeeding against their personalised plans.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
13 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
66 pupils on roll, with places for 126
Schools near Duddon St Peter's CofE Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huxley CofE Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Inadequate | 33% met the expected standard |
| Kelsall Primary and Nursery School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 68% met the expected standard |
| Tarvin Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 82% met the expected standard |
| Tarporley CofE Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 71% met the expected standard |
| Ashton Hayes Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 44% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Green
- Phone
- 01829781366
- Address
- Tarporley Road, Duddon, Duddon St Peter's Ce Primary School, Tarporley, CW6 0EL
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- URN
- 111281
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.