William Stockton Community Primary School

About William Stockton Community Primary School

William Stockton Community Primary School sits within the Cheshire West and Chester local authority, a mixed state primary for children aged 3 to 11. Among the 110 primary schools ranked in the LA, it places 78th, putting it in the bottom half locally. The top-performing peers in the area include Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School, Delamere CofE Primary Academy, and Childer Thornton Primary School, all of which score significantly higher on the same ranking metric. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Wolverham Primary and Nursery School, just 1.1 km away. With a school capacity of 360 and 352 pupils on roll, William Stockton is very close to full. Its nursery provision means children can start earlier than Reception, and the school is non-religious, with no formal religious character.

In its most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in June 2018, the school was rated Good overall, a rating it has held across both its 2014 and 2018 graded inspections. The inspection team judged leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness all as Good. At Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is below the local authority average of 61%. The school ranks in the bottom 50 nationally on this metric, sitting at the 73rd percentile. Individual subject scores show 67% of pupils met expectations in reading, 67% in writing, and 69% in maths. Higher attainment was limited: just 2% achieved the higher standard in the combined measure, 20% in reading, and 9% in maths. Progress scores are not available, so it is hard to gauge how much value the school adds relative to starting points.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a library, gymnasium, sensory room, playing fields, sports hall, art studios, and a chapel. Sports provision covers swimming, athletics, rounders, cricket, gymnastics, football, and cross country, while clubs include science, gardening, art, and eco club. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists SEND support for dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. Admissions for 2025/26 show the school is oversubscribed: 69 applications for 44 places, with 40 first-preference offers made. That oversubscription ratio of 1.57 suggests it is a popular choice locally, though its academic outcomes are modest compared with LA averages. It may suit families who prioritise a broad range of activities and SEND support over top-tier exam results.

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