Cheadle Catholic Infant School

Cheadle Catholic Infant School has recently been evaluated as 'Good' in its first routine inspection in 14 years. The school has maintained a nurturing environment where pupils feel happy and safe, fostering resilience and a positive attitude towards learning. While the curriculum is ambitious and effectively designed to build upon prior knowledge, there are areas for improvement in identifying misconceptions among pupils, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Notably, some pupils also require more exposure to diverse cultures to better prepare them for participation in a multicultural society.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate happiness and safety in their learning environment.
• The school provides a nurturing and supportive atmosphere that fosters resilience.
• An ambitious curriculum helps pupils build securely on their prior knowledge.
• Staff have the expertise to design learning that sparks curiosity.
• Effective systems identify the needs of pupils with SEND promptly.
• Reading is prioritized with a strong phonics program supporting pupil literacy.

Areas for Improvement

• Some misconceptions among pupils are not identified quickly enough, leading to knowledge gaps.
• Pupils lack sufficient understanding of some religions, faiths, and cultures different from their own.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Cheadle Catholic Infant School attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Cheadle Catholic Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Cheadle Catholic Infant School had 21.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 6.5% of pupils at Cheadle Catholic Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Cheadle Catholic Infant School received £7,003 and spent £7,585 for each of its 242 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £165,000 (-£683 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Cheadle Catholic Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Cheadle Catholic Infant School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Cheadle Catholic Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Cheadle Catholic Infant School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Cheadle Catholic Infant School have?

Cheadle Catholic Infant School has 248 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cheadle Catholic Infant School cover?

Cheadle Catholic Infant School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Cheadle Catholic Infant School?

Cheadle Catholic Infant School is at Conway Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 6DB.