New School Lane, Childer Thornton, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire CH66 1QY
10 reasons to choose Childer Thornton Primary School
Top line
Childer Thornton Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the 12 best state primary schools on The Wirral and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Childer Thornton Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 7 members of Concordia Multi Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2017) inspection. It is one of the 10 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Cheshire West and Chester LEA.
Average class size
Childer Thornton Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 29 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Childer Thornton Primary School ranks in the top 12% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, the school achieves above average scores for pupil progress. Most pupils go on to Neston High School at the end of Year 6.
The Childer Thornton Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. Co-ordination of topics around an ‘Our Wonderful World’ theme. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School to Year 1 and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for languages and sport.
Sport at Childer Thornton Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Childer Thornton Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. In Years 5 and 6 pupils have specialist instrumental teaching, funded by the school. There may be some occasional extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 5.30pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Childer Thornton Primary School
The Queen’s Lower School (7 miles); The Firs School (7.2 miles); Prenton Preparatory School (7.9 miles).
Brookhurst Primary School (2.8 miles); St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School, Bebington (5.1 miles); Woodfall Primary School (5.2 miles).
The Hammond (7.8 miles); The Queen’s School, Chester (8.1 miles); Birkenhead School (8.5 miles).
Wirral Grammar School for Boys (5.2 miles); Wirral Grammar School for Girls (5.4 miles); St John Plessington Catholic College (5.5 miles).