Schools in Winsford
Winsford has 14 schools within Cheshire West and Chester Council's admissions area, including 10 primaries and The Winsford Academy as the secondary serving the town. Winsford is the largest settlement in the Mid-Cheshire salt mining area and has seen steady population growth that has maintained consistent demand for primary places.
Four of the 14 schools are faith-designated and 7 are academies. Average fill rate is 87% with 3 schools oversubscribed. All 5 schools with current Ofsted ratings are Good or Outstanding. Cheshire West and Chester coordinates admissions centrally; families should apply by the October deadline for secondary and January deadline for primary to ensure on-time allocation.
School demand in Winsford
Across the 12 schools in Winsford with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 87%. 3 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 Winsford have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
7 of the schools in Winsford 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 Winsford 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 Winsford: 3 oversubscribed (10)
Winsford High Street Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Winsford · CW7 2AU
Darnhall Primary School
Primary · Community school
Winsford · CW7 1JL
St. Chad's Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Winsford · CW7 4AT
Over St John's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Winsford · CW7 2LU
Wharton CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Winsford · CW7 3EP
Over Hall Community School
Primary · Academy converter
Winsford · CW7 1LX
The Oak View Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Winsford · CW7 2LZ
Grange Community Nursery and Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Winsford · CW7 2EG
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Winsford · CW7 2JS
Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Winsford · CW7 3HN
Secondary Schools in Winsford (1)
Other Schools in Winsford (3)
Oaklands School
Not applicable · Community special school
Winsford · CW7 1NU
Jefferson House
Not applicable · Other independent school
Winsford · CW7 1JT
Hebden Green Community School
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Winsford · CW7 4EJ
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Winsford 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.