The Quinta Primary School

The Quinta Primary School is performing well overall, maintaining a good quality of education since its last inspection. Pupils are happy, feel safe, and are engaged in their learning, benefiting from a rich array of extracurricular activities and strong support from staff. The leadership team is ambitious for all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and has developed a curriculum that enables most pupils to achieve well across various subjects. However, some areas of the curriculum require further development to ensure consistency and coherence in learning outcomes. While the school excels in fostering a positive learning environment and strong community involvement, there are concerns regarding the effectiveness of support provided to a few pupils with SEND and the matching of reading materials to phonics knowledge for some younger students. Addressing these areas will be crucial for enhancing the overall educational experience and achievements of all pupils moving forward.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy their learning and feel happy and safe.
• A wide range of extracurricular clubs and activities are available.
• Curriculum ambition is evident, with strong leadership support for teachers.
• Effective support systems are in place for pupils with SEND.
• High priority placed on reading across the school.

Areas for Improvement

• A few subjects have underdeveloped curriculums, lacking coherence.
• Some adaptations for pupils with SEND are not meeting individual needs.
• Younger pupils sometimes receive reading books that do not match their phonics knowledge closely enough.

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 The Quinta Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.3% 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, 0.2% of pupils at The Quinta 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 The Quinta Primary School had 33.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.7% 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, 14.1% of pupils at The Quinta Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% 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 2024–25 The Quinta Primary School received £6,541 and spent £6,179 for each of its 463 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £728,000 (£1,574 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is The Quinta Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Quinta Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was The Quinta Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Quinta Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does The Quinta Primary School have?

The Quinta Primary School has 491 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Quinta Primary School cover?

The Quinta Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Quinta Primary School?

The Quinta Primary School is at Ullswater Road, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 4LX.