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EnglandNorth WestCheshire EastCW11 2URSmallwood CofE Primary School
Primary

Smallwood CofE Primary School

Primary

Cheshire East · Sandbach · CW11 2UR http://www.smallwood.cheshire.sch.uk

Pupils
183
cap. 140
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
43%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
183
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
43%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
183
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 03/07/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCheshire East
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Smallwood CofE Primary School · Primary · Cheshire East

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
43%
-47pp
90%67%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 43%
RWM higher standard
4%
-10pp
14%9%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
65%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
61%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
74%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
183
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
8%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
School Lane, Sandbach, CW11 2UR
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
2024/2543%4%65%22%74%9%61%17%78%74%103.0102.0104.023%183
2023/2490%14%95%38%95%19%90%14%90%90%109.0105.0107.022%178
2022/2374%3%87%32%87%6%81%23%100%84%106.0105.0106.0-0.30+0.10-0.4019%181
2018/1980%12%92%40%92%20%92%28%100%96%108.0108.0108.0+2.50-0.10+1.407%164
2017/1885%10%85%50%85%15%85%45%85%85%109.0107.0109.0+2.20-1.30+0.808%158
2016/1765%5%75%25%75%5%80%35%85%75%103.0106.0107.0-1.30-1.80+1.109%163

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
2024/2518322.923%4%8%4%9%
2023/2417820.222%4%10%4%9%
2022/2318123.219%6%7%4%8%
2021/2216621.315%5%8%6%13%
2020/2115620.56%1%6%
2018/1916423.17%3%8%3%2%
2017/1815822.98%3%10%3%3%
2016/1716335.19%4%8%3%5%

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