OFSTED
25 February 2025
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
5 July 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
23 September 2024
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Cheshire East
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
118
102 full-time ·
16 part-time
Female pupils
61
51.7% of pupils
Male pupils
57
48.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.1 pts
below England
School
12.7%
Cheshire East
16.3%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.4 pts
below England
School
5.9%
Cheshire East
10.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
3.2 pts
above England
School
4.2%
Cheshire East
1.5%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
82.2%
97
Any other Mixed background
9.3%
11
White and Asian
5.9%
7
Any other White background
2.5%
3
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
12.7%
15 of
118 pupils
8.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.5 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
88.0%
27.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Reading
14.2 pts above England
School
88.0%
Cheshire East
77.8%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Writing
17.7 pts above England
School
88.0%
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
4.47%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.75 pts
lower than
England
School
4.47%
Cheshire East
5.82%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
6.67%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.15 pts
lower than
England
School
6.67%
Cheshire East
13.33%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.33%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.47 pts
lower than
England
School
1.33%
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
112.4%
24.2 pts
above England
Calveley Primary Academy
112.4%
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.