Cheadle Catholic Junior School

Cheadle Catholic Junior School demonstrates effective performance in maintaining the high standards recognized during its previous inspection. Pupils express happiness and pride in their achievements, actively participating in various activities that promote their development as engaged citizens. The school has successfully designed a broad and ambitious curriculum in collaboration with its feeder infant school, resulting in positive learning experiences and a strong emphasis on reading and comprehension skills. However, while academic support is in place, there are specific areas where knowledge checks could be improved to prevent gaps in learning for some pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils display positive attitudes and enthusiasm towards learning.
• There is a strong focus on reading and vocabulary development.
• Effective support is provided for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• The school fosters a positive school culture with mutual respect between staff and pupils.
• Pupils are well prepared for their future education.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, checks on pupils' understanding do not focus on key knowledge, leading to gaps in learning.

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 Junior School attended 96.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.2% 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 Junior 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 Junior School had 22.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.7% 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, 9.6% of pupils at Cheadle Catholic Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.2% 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 Junior School received £5,955 and spent £6,054 for each of its 355 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £41,000 (£117 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 Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Cheadle Catholic Junior School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Cheadle Catholic Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Cheadle Catholic Junior School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Cheadle Catholic Junior School have?

Cheadle Catholic Junior School has 355 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cheadle Catholic Junior School cover?

Cheadle Catholic Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Cheadle Catholic Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Cheadle Catholic Junior School?

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