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
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
22 June 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
17 July 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Cheshire East
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
194
194 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
98
50.5% of pupils
Male pupils
96
49.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
20.2 pts
below England
School
4.6%
Cheshire East
16.3%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
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.
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
96.9%
188
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
3
White and Asian
1.0%
2
Any other White background
0.5%
1
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
8.3%
16 of
194 pupils
12.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
10.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.4 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
75.0%
14.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
96.0%
Reading
22.2 pts above England
School
96.0%
Cheshire East
77.8%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Writing
8.7 pts above England
School
79.0%
Cheshire East
72.2%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Maths
16.0 pts above England
School
88.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.32%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.89 pts
lower than
England
School
3.32%
Cheshire East
5.82%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
3.68%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.13 pts
lower than
England
School
3.68%
Cheshire East
13.33%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
102.6%
14.5 pts
above England
Rainow Primary School
102.6%
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.