Academy converter · Cheshire East

Excalibur Primary School

4–11Ages
242Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145035URN

Ivy Lane, Alsager, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 2RQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.6 above Cheshire East median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire East

75 applications for 27 places · 16th of 101 in Cheshire East

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

84%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 · 11 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Cheshire East median (2.2) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

75 applications · 27 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 2.8; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2025 2.8; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2024 3.3; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2023 3.3; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2022 3.2; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2021 3.3; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2020 3.4; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2019 3.1; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2018 3.8; Cheshire East median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 2.6; Cheshire East median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 3.0; Cheshire East median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.9; Cheshire East median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Cheshire East median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cheshire East median in 8 of 8 years.

This school
Cheshire East median

Dashed bars: as Excalibur Primary School (URN 111038), 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	27	75	2.8	24	0.89
Sep 2025	30	84	2.8	35	1.17
Sep 2024	30	99	3.3	40	1.33
Sep 2023	29	97	3.3	35	1.21
Sep 2022	30	97	3.2	33	1.10
Sep 2021	30	99	3.3	38	1.27
Sep 2020	30	101	3.4	35	1.17
Sep 2019	30	93	3.1	37	1.23
Sep 2018 *	30	114	3.8	43	1.43
Sep 2017 *	29	76	2.6	26	0.90
Sep 2016 *	30	90	3.0	41	1.37
Sep 2015 *	30	88	2.9	36	1.20
Sep 2014 *	29	77	2.7	34	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 91% · Maths 91% → all three 84% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard84%9th of 114 in Cheshire East

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Cheshire East 80% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Cheshire East 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard91%

Cheshire East 78% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Cheshire East 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Cheshire East 80% England 77%

Higher standard53%

Cheshire East 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

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Cheshire East median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	84%	9%	108	108
2023/24	75%	6%	106	108
2022/23	88%	6%	108	108

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

Excalibur Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.8applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Alsager Highfields Community Primary School
1.1 km · Cheshire East

Good2023

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Cheshire East

Outstanding2024

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Cranberry Academy
2.1 km · Cheshire East

2026

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Saviour's CofE Academy
2.2 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.8applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Pikemere School
2.3 km · Cheshire East

Remains Good2022

3.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
The Reginald Mitchell Primary School
2.4 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Rode Heath Primary School
2.6 km · Cheshire East

Outstanding2024

2.1applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Springhead Primary School
3.3 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145035 · 895/2168
Trust: Chancery Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 244 pupils · 242 on roll
Free school meals: 8.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 April 2018
Replaced: Excalibur Primary School (URN 111038)
Address: Ivy Lane, Alsager, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 2RQ
Local authority: Cheshire East

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