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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 12 October 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 5 November 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Black Firs Primary School, URN 111045
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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 entry121 applications · 44 places offered · 43 named it first
- 2026 2.8; Cheshire East median median 2.2
- 2025 2.6; Cheshire East median median 2.2
- 2024 2.6; Cheshire East median median 2.1
- 2023 2.2; Cheshire East median median 2.1
- 2022 2.1; Cheshire East median median 2.2
- 2021 2.9; Cheshire East median median 2.1
- 2020 2.1; Cheshire East median median 2.1
- 2019 1.8; Cheshire East median median 2.0
- 2018 2.0; Cheshire East median median 2.0
- 2017 2.1; Cheshire East median median 2.0
- 2016 1.9; Cheshire East median median 2.0
- 2015 1.7; Cheshire East median median 1.9
- 2014 2.2; Cheshire East median median 2.0; as the previous school
- This school
- Cheshire East median
Dashed bars: as Black Firs Primary School (URN 111045), 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 | 44 | 121 | 2.8 | 43 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2025 | 45 | 118 | 2.6 | 49 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2024 | 45 | 115 | 2.6 | 56 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2023 | 45 | 99 | 2.2 | 51 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2022 | 45 | 94 | 2.1 | 41 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2021 | 45 | 131 | 2.9 | 57 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2020 | 45 | 95 | 2.1 | 45 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 39 | 71 | 1.8 | 38 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2018 | 44 | 86 | 2.0 | 44 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 30 | 64 | 2.1 | 29 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2016 | 44 | 85 | 1.9 | 44 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 45 | 78 | 1.7 | 45 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 28 | 62 | 2.2 | 28 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 83% · Writing 72% · Maths 79% → all three 68% 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 | 68% | 0% | 106 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 2% | 105 | 103 |
| 2022/23 | 76% | 4% | 107 | 106 |
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
- Black Firs Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · Cheshire EastGood20232.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · Cheshire EastRequires improvement20241.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 2.0 km · Cheshire East20261.6applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
- 2.3 km · Cheshire EastGood20234.8applications per place 15%met the SATs standard
- 2.8 km · Cheshire East20261.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- 3.3 km · Cheshire EastGraded · no overall grade20242.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 3.4 km · Cheshire EastGraded · no overall grade20242.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 4.4 km · Cheshire EastStandards maintained20251.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 140981 · 895/2176
- Capacity
- 280 pupils · 372 on roll
- Free school meals
- 6.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 June 2014
- Replaced
- Black Firs Primary School (URN 111045)
- Address
- Longdown Road, Congleton, CW12 4QJ
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources