OFSTED
21 March 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Cheshire East
Trust
THE ASPIRE EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
95
95 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
40
42.1% of pupils
Male pupils
55
57.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
18.5 pts
below England
School
6.3%
Cheshire East
16.3%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.1 pts
below England
School
3.2%
Cheshire East
10.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
above England
School
1.1%
Cheshire East
1.5%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
89.5%
85
Any other White background
3.2%
3
Unclassified
2.1%
2
Any other ethnic group
1.1%
1
Indian
1.1%
1
Irish
1.1%
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
7.4%
7 of
95 pupils
13.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
10.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.9 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
77.0%
16.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
77.0%
Reading
3.2 pts above England
School
77.0%
Cheshire East
77.8%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
77.0%
Writing
6.7 pts above England
School
77.0%
Cheshire East
72.2%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
92.0%
Maths
20.0 pts above England
School
92.0%
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
3.55%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.67 pts
lower than
England
School
3.55%
Cheshire East
5.82%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
2.35%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.46 pts
lower than
England
School
2.35%
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
90.5%
2.3 pts
above England
Peover Superior Endowed Primary School
90.5%
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.