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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 3 July 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 19 March 2019Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry49 applications · 22 places offered · 19 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.2; Cheshire East median median 2.2
- 2025 2.0; Cheshire East median median 2.2
- 2024 1.9; Cheshire East median median 2.1
- 2023 2.1; Cheshire East median median 2.1
- 2022 1.8; Cheshire East median median 2.2
- 2021 1.9; Cheshire East median median 2.1
- 2020 2.3; Cheshire East median median 2.1
- 2019 2.1; Cheshire East median median 2.0
- 2018 2.3; Cheshire East median median 2.0
- 2017 2.0; Cheshire East median median 2.0
- 2016 1.9; Cheshire East median median 2.0
- 2015 2.1; Cheshire East median median 1.9
- 2014 2.7; Cheshire East median median 2.0; as the previous school
- This school
- Cheshire East median
Dashed bars: as Smallwood CofE Primary School (URN 111257), the previous school.
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 | 22 | 49 | 2.2 | 19 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2025 | 25 | 49 | 2.0 | 27 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2024 | 25 | 48 | 1.9 | 24 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 63 | 2.1 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2022 | 14 | 25 | 1.8 | 8 | 0.57 |
| Sep 2021 | 25 | 48 | 1.9 | 26 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2020 | 17 | 39 | 2.3 | 15 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2019 | 22 | 45 | 2.1 | 19 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2018 | 18 | 41 | 2.3 | 18 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 15 | 30 | 2.0 | 13 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2016 | 23 | 44 | 1.9 | 23 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 20 | 42 | 2.1 | 21 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2014 * | 20 | 54 | 2.7 | 26 | 1.30 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 65% · Writing 74% · Maths 61% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Cheshire East median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 43% | 4% | 103 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 90% | 14% | 109 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 74% | 3% | 106 | 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
- Smallwood CofE Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
- 2.8 km · Cheshire EastOutstanding20242.1applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
- 3.4 km · Cheshire EastSpecial measures Inadequate20231.3applications per place
- 4.2 km · Cheshire EastGood20231.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 4.2 km · Cheshire EastRemains Good20223.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 4.4 km · Cheshire EastGood20234.8applications per place 15%met the SATs standard
- 4.4 km · Cheshire EastGood20232.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 4.6 km · Cheshire EastGood20232.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 4.7 km · Cheshire EastRemains Good20222.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 140894 · 895/3122
- Trust
- The Smallwood Academy Trust
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 140 pupils · 178 on roll
- Free school meals
- 6.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 August 2014
- Replaced
- Smallwood CofE Primary School (URN 111257)
- Address
- School Lane, Sandbach, CW11 2UR
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources