Neston Primary School

Neston Primary School demonstrates several strengths, particularly in safeguarding, where an open culture ensures that pupils feel safe and valued. The school provides a supportive environment that promotes personal development, helping pupils learn to respect diverse viewpoints and engage in democratic processes. Although pupils enjoy their time at school and are eager to participate in various activities, there are significant challenges in ensuring consistent progress across all subjects, especially for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs. The school is committed to improving its educational standards but faces notable hurdles in attendance, curriculum delivery, and targeted support for pupils who need additional help.

Strengths

• Strong safeguarding standards create a safe and supportive environment for pupils.
• Pupils are encouraged to respect the views of others and participate in school life.
• Staff provide timely pastoral support, particularly for pupils facing challenges.
• The school offers a broad range of clubs and enrichment activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent progress in learning across the school, especially in reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Low attendance rates below the national average, particularly for disadvantaged pupils.
• Weaknesses in the personal development curriculum, lacking in secure and detailed knowledge.
• Teaching does not consistently cater to the needs of disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND.

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 Neston Primary School attended 92.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 24.2% 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, 2.6% of pupils at Neston Primary 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 Neston Primary School had 20.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.5% 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, 23.3% of pupils at Neston Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.2% 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 Neston Primary School received £8,203 and spent £8,175 for each of its 146 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £82,000 (£561 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 Neston Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Neston Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Neston Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Neston Primary School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Neston Primary School have?

Neston Primary School has 146 pupils on roll.

What age range does Neston Primary School cover?

Neston Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Neston Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Neston Primary School?

Neston Primary School is at Burton Road, Little Neston, Neston, Cheshire, CH64 9RE.