SCHOOL PROFILE

Pott Shrigley CofE Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 111462
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 42 Published school capacity
Capacity used 61.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

16 July 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Cheshire East
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 26 26 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 11 42.3% of pupils
Male pupils 15 57.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

19.2%
5.6 pts below England
School 19.2%
Cheshire East 16.3%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.0%
20.3 pts below England
School 0.0%
Cheshire East 10.0%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Cheshire East 1.5%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
80.8%
21
Any other Mixed background
3.8%
1
Any other White background
3.8%
1
Irish
3.8%
1
Unclassified
3.8%
1
White and Asian
3.8%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 65.4% 17 of 26 pupils
44.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 65.4%
Cheshire East 19.2%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 30.8% 8 pupils
England 14.8% 16.0 pts above
EHC plans 34.6% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 28.6 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Other difficulty or disability 2
No specialist assessment yet 2
Specific learning difficulty 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

50.0% 10.4 pts below England
School 50.0%
Cheshire East 61.9%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

67.0%

6.8 pts below England

School 67.0%
Cheshire East 77.8%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

100.0%

29.7 pts above England

School 100.0%
Cheshire East 72.2%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

50.0%

22.0 pts below England

School 50.0%
Cheshire East 74.7%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

12.22%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

6.00 pts higher than England
School 12.22%
Cheshire East 5.82%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

34.38%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

18.56 pts higher than England
School 34.38%
Cheshire East 13.33%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

6.25%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

4.45 pts higher than England
School 6.25%
Cheshire East 1.79%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

61.9% 26.3 pts below England
Pott Shrigley CofE Primary School
61.9%
Cheshire East
94.9%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information