Great Budworth CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester.
School details
| Status | Open, but proposed to close |
|---|---|
| Phase | Primary |
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 37 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 96 |
| Free school meals | 2.90% |
| Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Address | School Lane, Great Budworth, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 6HQ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.greatbudworth.cheshire.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01606663690 |
| URN | 111248 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 19 May 2026, published 6 July 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Urgent improvement |
| Curriculum and teaching | Urgent improvement |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Early years | Urgent improvement |
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement |
Category of concern: Special measures.
Latest ungraded inspection: 20 April 2022, 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
- Comberbach Nursery and Primary School (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- Wincham Community Primary School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- Antrobus St Mark's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 3.0 km)
- Victoria Road Primary School (primary school, about 3.7 km)
- Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School (primary school, about 3.8 km)
- Lostock Gralam CofE Primary School (primary school, about 3.8 km)
- Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School (primary school, about 3.9 km)
- Charles Darwin Community Primary School (primary school, about 4.6 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.