OFSTED
3 December 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Trust
NORTH WEST ACADEMIES TRUST LIMITED
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
177
177 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
89
50.3% of pupils
Male pupils
88
49.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
19.7 pts
below England
School
5.1%
Cheshire West and Chester
18.7%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.2 pts
below England
School
14.1%
Cheshire West and Chester
7.9%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Cheshire West and Chester
1.6%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
78.0%
138
Any other White background
7.9%
14
Any other Mixed background
6.8%
12
Indian
2.8%
5
Irish
1.1%
2
White and Asian
1.1%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
26.0%
46 of
177 pupils
5.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
96.0%
35.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
100.0%
Reading
26.2 pts above England
School
100.0%
Cheshire West and Chester
75.1%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
96.0%
Writing
25.7 pts above England
School
96.0%
Cheshire West and Chester
69.7%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
100.0%
Maths
28.0 pts above England
School
100.0%
Cheshire West and Chester
71.2%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
2.95%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.27 pts
lower than
England
School
2.95%
Cheshire West and Chester
6.16%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
2.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.82 pts
lower than
England
School
2.00%
Cheshire West and Chester
15.25%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.67%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.14 pts
lower than
England
School
0.67%
Cheshire West and Chester
1.74%
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
97.3%
9.1 pts
above England
St Martin's Academy Chester
97.3%
Cheshire West and Chester
89.2%
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.