Tarporley CofE Primary School

About Tarporley CofE Primary School

Tarporley CofE Primary School sits within Cheshire West and Chester, a local authority where it ranks 15th out of 110 primary schools based on the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. That places it comfortably in the top 25% of primaries in the authority. Among its closest-performing peers in the area are Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School, Delamere CofE Primary Academy and Childer Thornton Primary School, all of which score slightly higher on the same metric. The school is a Church of England state primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 4 to 11, with a current roll of 278 children against a capacity of 315. Just 9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, a figure well below the national average. The headteacher is Kerry Forrester, and the school has a strong local reputation, reflected in its oversubscribed status for the 2025/26 intake.

Academically, Tarporley CofE Primary performs well above the local authority average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Cheshire West and Chester average of 61%. The school’s reading results are particularly strong: 95% of pupils met the expected standard, and 63% achieved the higher standard. In maths, 85% met the expected standard and 53% reached the higher level, with an average score of 108. Writing saw 88% at expected and 8% at the higher standard. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in June 2024, confirmed it remains Good overall, with leadership and management, early years provision and behaviour all rated Good. This is a notable improvement from its previous graded inspection in 2013, when the school was rated Requires Improvement.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including music rooms, an ICT suite, art studios, a gymnasium, a sensory room and a chapel. Sports provision covers cross country, athletics, football, dance, netball, tennis and cricket, while clubs include coding, gardening, film club and chess. SEND support is available for pupils with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, social and emotional mental health difficulties, and other disabilities. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 57 total applications for 30 places, with 33 first-preference applications resulting in 30 offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.9. This is a school that suits families who value strong academic outcomes within a Church of England ethos, and who are prepared for a competitive admissions process in a well-regarded village primary.

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