Charles Darwin Community Primary School
Darwin Street, Northwich, CW8 1BN
331 pupils · 97% of 342 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Free school meals
- 24.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 13 January 2026, published 1 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 75% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 28 | 28 | 62 | 28 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 36 | 36 | 68 | 36 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 51 | 49 | 91 | 51 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 41 | 39 | 69 | 41 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 37 | 37 | 86 | 37 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 43 | 42 | 84 | 43 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 37 | 37 | 65 | 37 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 53 | 52 | 82 | 52 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School 0.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Kingsmead Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Victoria Road Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.