OFSTED
2 June 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
26 April 2022
Graded inspection
Good
Published
23 June 2022
2 October 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
11 November 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Cheshire East
Trust
ST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
434
427 full-time ·
7 part-time
Female pupils
214
49.3% of pupils
Male pupils
220
50.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.0 pts
below England
School
10.8%
Cheshire East
16.3%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.3 pts
below England
School
6.0%
Cheshire East
10.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
above England
School
1.8%
Cheshire East
1.5%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
85.7%
372
Chinese
2.5%
11
White and Black Caribbean
2.1%
9
African
1.8%
8
White and Asian
1.8%
8
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
6
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
16.4%
71 of
434 pupils
4.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.2 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
58.0%
2.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Reading
6.8 pts below England
School
67.0%
Cheshire East
77.8%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Writing
7.7 pts above England
School
78.0%
Cheshire East
72.2%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Maths
In line with England
School
72.0%
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
3.42%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.80 pts
lower than
England
School
3.42%
Cheshire East
5.82%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.49%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.32 pts
lower than
England
School
5.49%
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
91.9%
3.8 pts
above England
Cranberry Academy
91.9%
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.