Charles Darwin Community Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 29 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Unique reference
- 111053
- Address
- Darwin Street, Castle, CW8 1BN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 355 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.2%
- Girls
- 46.8%
- First language not English
- 15.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.9%
- Persistent absence
- 14.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.5%
White British 76.1%
Other White 6.2%
Chinese 5.9%
Mixed 3.4%
African 3.4%
Other Asian 1.7%
Indian 1.4%
Irish 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.3
WritingAverage1.7
MathsAbove average2.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 70%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Charles Darwin Community Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 36
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 36
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 36
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 53 25 28 |
| Year 1 | 47 28 19 |
| Year 2 | 54 30 24 |
| Year 3 | 46 24 22 |
| Year 4 | 41 26 15 |
| Year 5 | 59 27 32 |
| Year 6 | 55 29 26 |