Academy converter · Cheshire West and Chester

The Acorns Primary and Nursery School

2–11Ages
356Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149092URN

Pooltown Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 7ED · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2018

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.7 below Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

70 applications for 45 places · 91st of 104 in Cheshire West and Chester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Cheshire West and Chester 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2018

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

Inspection history

11 June 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
14 February 2018
Graded inspection: Good · as The Acorns Primary and Nursery School, URN 134866

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

70 applications · 45 places offered · 44 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2025 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2024 2.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2023 1.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2022 1.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1; as the previous school
2021 1.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2020 1.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2019 1.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school

This school
Cheshire West and Chester median

Dashed bars: as The Acorns Primary and Nursery School (URN 134866), 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	45	70	1.6	44	0.98
Sep 2025	38	67	1.8	36	0.95
Sep 2024	40	79	2.0	36	0.90
Sep 2023	45	70	1.6	45	1.00
Sep 2022 *	44	63	1.4	44	1.00
Sep 2021 *	45	59	1.3	43	0.96
Sep 2020 *	43	70	1.6	41	0.95
Sep 2019 *	45	73	1.6	50	1.11
Sep 2018 *	37	61	1.7	36	0.97
Sep 2017 *	39	66	1.7	37	0.95
Sep 2016 *	45	81	1.8	53	1.18
Sep 2015 *	45	76	1.7	47	1.04
Sep 2014 *	45	78	1.7	46	1.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 67% · Maths 64% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%70th of 113 in Cheshire West and Chester

Cheshire West and Chester 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Cheshire West and Chester 79% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Cheshire West and Chester 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Cheshire West and Chester 73% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Cheshire West and Chester 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Cheshire West and Chester 76% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Cheshire West and Chester 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cheshire West and Chester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	56%	7%	106	104
2023/24	39%	5%	103	100
2022/23	47%	0%	102	103

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

The Acorns Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Brookside Primary School
0.8 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
William Stockton Community Primary School
0.9 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Not yet inspected

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2022

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Rivacre Valley Primary School
1.2 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2022

2.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Westminster Community Primary School
1.2 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2024

1.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Mary of The Angels Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.2 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Not yet inspected
St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy
1.3 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Not yet inspected
Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School
1.4 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2022

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149092 · 896/3803
Trust: The Rowan Learning Trust
Capacity: 394 pupils · 356 on roll
Free school meals: 48.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2022
Replaced: The Acorns Primary and Nursery School (URN 134866)
Address: Pooltown Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 7ED
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester

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