Community school · Cheshire East

High Legh Primary School

4–11Ages
162Pupils
PrimaryPhase
111096URN

Wrenshot Lane, High Legh, Knutsford, WA16 6NW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.7 below Cheshire East median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire East

24 applications for 16 places · 93rd of 101 in Cheshire East

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 7 July 2026Published 14 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

7 July 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
19 July 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Cheshire East median (2.2) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

24 applications · 16 places offered · 13 named it first

2026 1.5; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2025 1.4; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2024 1.5; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2023 1.4; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2022 1.1; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2021 1.6; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2020 1.4; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2019 1.7; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2018 1.6; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2017 1.4; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2016 1.4; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2015 1.4; Cheshire East median median 1.9
2014 1.6; Cheshire East median median 2.0

More applications per place than the Cheshire East median in 0 of 13 years.

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	16	24	1.5	13	0.81
Sep 2025	21	29	1.4	19	0.90
Sep 2024	22	32	1.5	18	0.82
Sep 2023	16	23	1.4	13	0.81
Sep 2022	24	26	1.1	23	0.96
Sep 2021	12	19	1.6	12	1.00
Sep 2020	23	31	1.4	23	1.00
Sep 2019	17	29	1.7	17	1.00
Sep 2018	16	25	1.6	13	0.81
Sep 2017	21	30	1.4	18	0.86
Sep 2016	24	33	1.4	20	0.83
Sep 2015	19	27	1.4	19	1.00
Sep 2014	20	31	1.6	20	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 84% · Maths 89% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%83rd of 114 in Cheshire East

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Cheshire East 80% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Cheshire East 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Cheshire East 78% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Cheshire East 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Cheshire East 80% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Cheshire East 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	58%	11%	106	106
2023/24	74%	13%	108	107
2022/23	67%	4%	109	105

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

High Legh Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Ravenbank Primary School
3.2 km · Warrington

Good2023

2.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Little Bollington CofE Primary School
3.2 km · Cheshire East

Requires improvement2024

2.3applications per place 9%met the SATs standard
Oughtrington Primary School
3.3 km · Warrington

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Cherry Tree School
3.7 km · Warrington

Good2023

2.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Statham Primary School
4.5 km · Warrington

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Bollin Primary School
5.8 km · Trafford

Good2022

3.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Thelwall Community Junior School
6.1 km · Warrington

Standards maintained2024

64%met the SATs standard
Appleton Thorn Primary School
6.2 km · Warrington

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111096 · 895/2256
Capacity: 210 pupils · 162 on roll
Free school meals: 8.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Wrenshot Lane, High Legh, Knutsford, WA16 6NW
Local authority: Cheshire East

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources