Academy converter · Cheshire East

Warmingham CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
74Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
143872URN

School Lane, Warmingham, Sandbach, CW11 3QN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.4 above Cheshire East median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire East

31 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

33%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 · 26 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Cheshire East median (2.2) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

31 applications · 12 places offered · 11 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2025 1.9; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2024 2.4; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2023 2.5; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2022 2.5; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2021 2.2; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2020 2.1; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2019 2.6; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2018 3.6; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2017 2.3; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2016 3.7; Cheshire East median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.7; Cheshire East median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.6; Cheshire East median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cheshire East median in 9 of 10 years.

This school
Cheshire East median

Dashed bars: as Warmingham CofE Primary School (URN 111345), 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	12	31	2.6	11	0.92
Sep 2025	12	23	1.9	9	0.75
Sep 2024	7	17	2.4	6	0.86
Sep 2023	11	27	2.5	7	0.64
Sep 2022	11	27	2.5	7	0.64
Sep 2021	10	22	2.2	7	0.70
Sep 2020	10	21	2.1	6	0.60
Sep 2019	10	26	2.6	13	1.30
Sep 2018	10	36	3.6	13	1.30
Sep 2017	10	23	2.3	11	1.10
Sep 2016 *	10	37	3.7	15	1.50
Sep 2015 *	10	27	2.7	10	1.00
Sep 2014 *	9	23	2.6	7	0.78

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 58% · Maths 50% → all three 33% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard33%108th of 114 in Cheshire East

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Cheshire East 80% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Cheshire East 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard58%

Cheshire East 78% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Cheshire East 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Cheshire East 80% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Cheshire East 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	33%	8%	105	100
2023/24	50%	10%	103	102
2022/23	63%	0%	103	99

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

Warmingham CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.6applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Elworth CofE Primary School
2.9 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Wimboldsley Community Primary School
3.1 km · Cheshire West and Chester

2026

2.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Elworth Hall Primary School
3.2 km · Cheshire East

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Cledford Primary & Nursery Academy
3.6 km · Cheshire East

Not yet inspected

1.5applications per place
Mablins Lane Community Primary School
3.9 km · Cheshire East

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Wheelock Primary School
4.3 km · Cheshire East

Good2024

2.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Monks Coppenhall Academy
4.3 km · Cheshire East

Good2023

1.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Sandbach Primary Academy
4.3 km · Cheshire East

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143872 · 895/3545
Trust: Chester Diocesan Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 70 pupils · 74 on roll
Free school meals: 25.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2017
Replaced: Warmingham CofE Primary School (URN 111345)
Address: School Lane, Warmingham, Sandbach, CW11 3QN
Local authority: Cheshire East

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