Kingsmead Primary School
About the school
Kingsmead Primary School is an open primary school in Cheshire West and Chester.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 23 January 2024
- Published
- 6 March 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Good
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 66%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 61%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 2%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 6%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 83%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 76%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 77%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 72%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 74%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 74%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 83%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 74%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 40%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 28%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 87%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 83%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 107
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 104
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 105
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 107
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 105
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
315
Girls
46.67%
Boys
53.33%
SEN support
16.19%
Education, health and care plan
1.59%
English as an additional language
7.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
6.67%
Overall absence
3.19
Persistent absence
3.62