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Primary

Black Firs Primary School

Primary

Cheshire East · Congleton · CW12 4QJ http://www.black-firs.co.uk

Pupils
365
cap. 280
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
365
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
365
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/10/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCheshire East
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Black Firs Primary School · Primary · Cheshire East

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
68%
+24pp
77%61%44%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
0%
-2pp
5%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
74%
SPAG higher standard
43%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
365
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
0%
FSM eligible
6%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Longdown Road, Congleton, CW12 4QJ
Local authority
Cheshire East
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2568%0%83%32%72%0%79%28%85%74%106.0105.0106.013%365
2023/2444%2%82%20%60%2%62%13%87%71%105.0103.0104.010%367
2022/2376%4%82%31%91%7%93%33%100%84%107.0106.0106.0+1.10+1.20+1.4010%368
2018/1961%5%71%12%85%7%71%20%85%73%102.0104.0103.0-1.40+0.20-0.609%324
2017/1877%5%90%26%87%8%79%31%92%90%107.0105.0107.0+0.80-1.20+0.20334
2016/1768%5%73%29%93%10%78%17%90%83%105.0104.0106.0+1.30+1.40+0.305%337

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2536513%0%6%4%6%
2023/2436731.610%1%7%5%12%
2022/2336810%0%6%5%9%
2021/2235127.417%0%6%5%12%
2020/2134627.411%0%4%
2018/1932420.79%0%4%3%4%
2017/1824.54%8%
2016/1733721.35%0%4%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.