Charles Darwin Community Primary School
Community school in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 331 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 342 |
| Free school meals | 24.80% |
| Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Address | Darwin Street, Castle, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 1BN |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.charlesdarwin.cheshire.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 0160675194 |
| URN | 111053 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 13 January 2026, published 1 March 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Latest ungraded inspection: 30 June 2021, outcome: School remains Good.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Kingsmead Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Victoria Road Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Leftwich Community Primary School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- Hartford Primary School (primary school, about 2.1 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.