Farndon Primary School
Churton Road, Farndon, Chester, CH3 6QPOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Farndon Primary School is a primary school in Chester for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 181 schools in Cheshire West and Chester. It ranks 23rd of 33 primary schools in Chester. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 28 January 2025, report published 29 April 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 28 January 2025
Pupils enjoy coming to this school. Staff greet pupils warmly each morning as they come through the school gate. This helps to form trusting relationships with parents and carers and pupils. This makes pupils feel safe. Pupils behave well around the school. Classrooms are calm and productive. Staff quickly address any occasional low-level disruptive behaviour. Pupils are polite to everyone and greet visitors with a warm welcome. In lessons, pupils work with enthusiasm. They appreciate that the staff will help them if they need support. Recent changes to the curriculum, and the school's raised expectations of pupils' academic success, mean that current pupils are achieving better than they did in the past. Pupils develop their talents and interests through a range of extra-curricular clubs, including dodgeball. Pupils enjoy helping others through fundraising opportunities, such as cake bakes for local cancer charities.
What the school should improve
- Some pupils have gaps in their knowledge due to weaknesses in the previous curriculum. This makes it difficult for them to build new learning on what they already know. For some pupils, their progress is hindered through the new curriculums. The school should ensure that the gaps in pupils' knowledge are identified and addressed, so that they can know and remember more over time.
- Governance is not fully informed by an incisive understanding of pupils' academic outcomes. This limits the rigour with which leaders can be held to account. The governing body should ensure that they gain a greater insight into the impact of the curriculum on pupils' achievement.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
40 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
313 pupils on roll, with places for 310
Schools near Farndon Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clutton Church of England Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Shocklach Oviatt CofE Primary School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 0% met the expected standard |
| Eccleston CofE Primary School | 5 miles | Report card: Urgent improvement to needs attention | 47% met the expected standard |
| Saighton Church of England Primary School & Pre-School | 5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 69% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Walker
- Phone
- 01244621124
- Address
- Churton Road, Farndon, Chester, CH3 6QP
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- URN
- 111107
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.