Academy converter · Cheshire East

Brereton CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
202Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144832URN

School Lane, Brereton Green, Sandbach, CW11 1RN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.3 below Cheshire East median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire East

57 applications for 30 places · 67th of 101 in Cheshire East

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%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 19 May 2026Published 1 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong 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

19 May 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
21 April 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Cheshire East median (2.2) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

57 applications · 30 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2025 2.2; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2024 2.0; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2023 2.3; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2022 2.2; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2021 2.2; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2020 1.7; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2019 1.6; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2018 2.2; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2017 1.9; Cheshire East median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Cheshire East median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Cheshire East median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Cheshire East median median 2.0; as the previous school

This school
Cheshire East median

Dashed bars: as Brereton CofE Primary School (URN 111332), 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	30	57	1.9	28	0.93
Sep 2025	27	59	2.2	26	0.96
Sep 2024	30	60	2.0	29	0.97
Sep 2023	30	69	2.3	32	1.07
Sep 2022	30	67	2.2	29	0.97
Sep 2021	22	49	2.2	20	0.91
Sep 2020	27	47	1.7	26	0.96
Sep 2019	26	41	1.6	26	1.00
Sep 2018	22	48	2.2	18	0.82
Sep 2017 *	16	31	1.9	16	1.00
Sep 2016 *	19	41	2.2	17	0.89
Sep 2015 *	21	37	1.8	19	0.90
Sep 2014 *	17	45	2.7	15	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 73% · Maths 81% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%70th of 114 in Cheshire East

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Cheshire East 80% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Cheshire East 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Cheshire East 78% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Cheshire East 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Cheshire East 80% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Cheshire East 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	62%	0%	105	107
2023/24	46%	4%	107	105
2022/23	63%	10%	108	104

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

Brereton CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Academy
3.3 km · Cheshire East

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.3applications per place
Offley Primary Academy
3.4 km · Cheshire East

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Hermitage Primary School
3.5 km · Cheshire East

Good2023

2.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Holmes Chapel Primary School
3.6 km · Cheshire East

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications 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
Elworth Hall Primary School
4.3 km · Cheshire East

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Elworth CofE Primary School
4.7 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Smallwood CofE Primary School
4.9 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144832 · 895/3527
Trust: Chester Diocesan Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 202 on roll
Free school meals: 12.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2018
Replaced: Brereton CofE Primary School (URN 111332)
Address: School Lane, Brereton Green, Sandbach, CW11 1RN
Local authority: Cheshire East

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