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Calveley Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Cheshire East

Calveley Green Lane, CW6 9LE

Website 01270918360

83

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 25/02/2025

Application demand

71%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

95.5%

6.7% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

118

Capacity used

Over capacity

112%

105 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

71%

1st preference success rate

15 of 21 families who put it first got an offer

15

Places offered

31

Total applications

2.1

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2115● 71%
2nd preference80● 0%
3rd preference20● 0%
Total311548%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
71%
2025

Cheshire East lets families list 3 preferences. 8 applications came from outside the council area (4 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Kelly Spencer
Address
Calveley Green Lane, Calveley, CW6 9LE
Phone
01270918360
Local authority
Cheshire East
Ward / constituency
Bunbury · Chester South and Eddisbury
Area
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
143157

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals14%——
English as additional language7%——
SEN support9%——
48% boys (57)52% girls (61)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: NORTH WEST ACADEMIES TRUST LIMITED

118 pupils · 105 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    25 February 2025

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationOutstanding
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  2. 24

    05 July 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 75 pupils

Attendance

95.5%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.5%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

6.7%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.3%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.1%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

6%
20/21
7%
21/22
8%
22/23
3%
23/24
7%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths83%——
Higher standard17%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard88%
+26% vs England
Higher standard44%
+36% vs England

Reading

Expected standard88%
+13% vs England
Higher standard75%
+42% vs England
Average score114
+8 vs England

Writing

Expected standard88%
+16% vs England
Greater depth44%
+31% vs England

Maths

Expected standard88%
+14% vs England
Higher standard50%
+24% vs England
Average score112
+7 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard88%
+15% vs England
Higher standard63%
+33% vs England
Average score113
+8 vs England

Science

Expected standard88%
+6% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

802019732023832024882025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)88%61%
Higher standard44%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Cheshire East council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.