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Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School

URN
144381
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School
URN
144381
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

78 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

70

Inspection

78

Admissions Value

79

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#32 of 98 schools in Cheshire East

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: Moderate confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Ofsted inspections

Report card (from November 2025)

From November 2025, Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. Schools receive grades across several areas on a report card.

Latest publication date
26 March 2026
Inspection date
3 February 2026
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingMet

Inspection outcomes

  • Safeguarding

    Met

    Graded 3 February 2026

  • Inclusion

    Expected standard

    Graded 3 February 2026

  • Curriculum and teaching

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

30

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

50

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

29

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.67×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Cheshire East
Admissions portal
Oxfordshire admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.wybunburydelves.co.uk

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

80.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

77.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

80.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

73.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

CW5 7NE - Bridge Street, Wybunbury, Nantwich, Cheshire

Contact details

Address
Bridge Street, Wybunbury, Nantwich, Cheshire
Postcode
CW5 7NE
Phone
1270841302
Website
http://www.wybunburydelves.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Cheshire East
Local authority code
895

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 358 schools in Cheshire East.

Authority statistics

Total schools

358

Open schools

180

Closed schools

178

Primary schools

251

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Expected standard

    Graded 3 February 2026

  • Achievement

    Expected standard

    Graded 3 February 2026

  • Attendance and behaviour

    Strong standard

    Graded 3 February 2026

  • Personal development and wellbeing

    Strong standard

    Graded 3 February 2026

  • Leadership and governance

    Expected standard

    Graded 3 February 2026

  • Early years

    Strong standard
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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    26 March 20263 February 2026S5 InspectionReport cardView report for inspection published 26 March 2026
    7 December 20214 November 2021S5 InspectionSchool remains GoodView report for inspection published 7 December 2021
    • Report card

      Published
      26 March 2026
      Inspected
      3 February 2026
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good

      Published
      7 December 2021
      Inspected
      4 November 2021
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    58.0%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 28

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    49

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary251 (70.3%)
    • Secondary49 (13.7%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other57 (16.0%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Shavington Primary School2.6 kmPrimaryOpen
    Shavington Primary School2.6 kmPrimaryClosed
    Shavington Academy3.0 kmSecondaryOpen
    Shavington High School3.0 kmSecondaryClosed
    The Berkeley Academy3.8 kmPrimaryOpen
    The Berkeley Primary School3.8 kmPrimaryClosed
    Bridgemere CofE Primary School4.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    Willaston Primary Academy4.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    Willaston Primary School4.1 kmPrimaryClosed
    • Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Shavington Primary School
      Distance
      2.6 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Shavington Primary School
      Distance
      2.6 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Shavington Academy
      Distance
      3.0 km
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Cheshire East)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Acton Church of England Primary AcademyPrimaryCW5 8LGOpen
    Acton CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryCW5 8LGClosed
    Adlington Primary SchoolPrimarySK10 4JXClosed
    Adlington Primary SchoolPrimarySK10 4JXOpen
    Alderley Edge Community Primary SchoolPrimarySK9 7UZClosed
    • Acton Church of England Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CW5 8LG
      Status
      Open
    • Acton CofE Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CW5 8LG
      Status
      Closed
    • Adlington Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SK10 4JX
      Status
      Closed
    • Adlington Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SK10 4JX
      Status
      Open
    • Alderley Edge Community Primary School
    Shavington High School
    Distance
    3.0 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • The Berkeley Academy
    Distance
    3.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • The Berkeley Primary School
    Distance
    3.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Bridgemere CofE Primary School
    Distance
    4.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Willaston Primary Academy
    Distance
    4.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Willaston Primary School
    Distance
    4.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    SK9 7UZ
    Status
    Closed