Schools in Frodsham
Frodsham has 12 schools including 10 primaries and 1 secondary, all within Cheshire West and Chester Council's co-ordinated admissions area. The average fill rate across 11 schools is 84 per cent, and two are oversubscribed. Demand is moderate — most on-time applicants are likely to receive a preference — though the single secondary means secondary competition can be sharper.
Four schools carry Roman Catholic or Church of England designation. Two operate as academies. All five of the recently Ofsted-rated schools hold Good or Outstanding, reflecting a well-regarded local offer. Cheshire West and Chester publishes catchment boundary data and last-distance-offered figures in its annual admissions booklet.
School demand in Frodsham
Across the 11 schools in Frodsham with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 84%. 2 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
4 schools in Frodsham have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
2 of the schools in Frodsham are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Cheshire West and Chester, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
5 of the schools in Frodsham have a current Ofsted rating, of which 5 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Frodsham: 2 oversubscribed (10)
Kingsley Community Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Community school
Frodsham · WA6 6TZ
Alvanley and Manley Village School
Primary · Community school
Frodsham · WA6 9DD
Helsby Hillside Primary School
Primary · Community school
Frodsham · WA6 9LN
Horn's Mill Primary School
Primary · Community school
Frodsham · WA6 0ED
Frodsham Manor House Primary School
Primary · Community school
Frodsham · WA6 7LE
Frodsham CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Frodsham · WA6 6AF
Kingsley St John's CofE (VA) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Frodsham · WA6 8EF
St Luke's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Frodsham · WA6 7QP
Frodsham Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Frodsham · WA6 7PZ
Norley Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Frodsham · WA6 8JZ
Secondary Schools in Frodsham (1)
Other Schools in Frodsham (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Frodsham are set by Cheshire West and Chester and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.