Community school · Cheshire East

Sound and District Primary School

3–11Ages
138Pupils
PrimaryPhase
111074URN

Whitchurch Road, Sound, Nantwich, CW5 8AE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Cheshire East median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire East

36 applications for 17 places · 54th of 101 in Cheshire East

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

28 February 2024
Graded inspection: Good
2 December 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

close to Cheshire East median (2.2) close to England median (2.2)

36 applications · 17 places offered · 12 named it first

2026 2.1; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2025 2.7; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2024 2.1; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2023 2.1; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2022 2.3; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2021 2.4; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2020 1.9; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2019 2.1; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2018 2.1; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2017 2.0; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2016 1.8; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2015 1.8; Cheshire East median median 1.9
2014 2.1; Cheshire East median median 2.0

This school
Cheshire East median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	17	36	2.1	12	0.71
Sep 2025	13	35	2.7	12	0.92
Sep 2024	19	39	2.1	19	1.00
Sep 2023	21	45	2.1	22	1.05
Sep 2022	16	37	2.3	15	0.94
Sep 2021	19	45	2.4	24	1.26
Sep 2020	18	34	1.9	16	0.89
Sep 2019	18	37	2.1	18	1.00
Sep 2018	20	42	2.1	28	1.40
Sep 2017	19	38	2.0	21	1.11
Sep 2016	24	43	1.8	24	1.00
Sep 2015	12	22	1.8	10	0.83
Sep 2014	12	25	2.1	12	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 74% · Maths 89% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%35th of 114 in Cheshire East

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Cheshire East 80% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Cheshire East 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Cheshire East 78% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Cheshire East 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Cheshire East 80% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Cheshire East 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cheshire East median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	74%	5%	106	108
2023/24	74%	4%	108	109
2022/23	71%	8%	107	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Sound and District Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Wrenbury Primary School
3.1 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Weaver Primary School
3.8 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
4.0 km · Cheshire East

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Stapeley Broad Lane CofE Primary School
4.2 km · Cheshire East

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Millfields Primary Academy
4.2 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Pear Tree Primary School
4.7 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Nantwich Primary Academy
4.9 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Acton Church of England Primary Academy
5.0 km · Cheshire East

Good2023

2.8applications per place 84%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111074 · 895/2220
Capacity: 133 pupils · 138 on roll
Free school meals: 8.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Whitchurch Road, Sound, Nantwich, CW5 8AE
Local authority: Cheshire East

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources