Mossley CofE Primary School

Mossley Church of England Primary School demonstrates effective overall performance, marked by notable strengths in pupil behaviour and personal development, both rated as outstanding. Since the previous inspection, the school has made significant improvements in the quality of education, particularly in reading, writing, and mathematics, indicating a positive trajectory after having previously required improvement. The supportive and nurturing environment encourages pupils to feel safe and respected, and they thrive academically and socially within the school's Christian ethos.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit exemplary behaviour and attitudes.
• The quality of education has improved significantly since the last inspection.
• Pupils show enthusiasm for learning and enjoy school.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• High priority given to reading, with daily phonics lessons in early years.
• Staff morale is high with effective leadership.

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers are not fully familiar with the revised expectations for the art curriculum.

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 Mossley CofE Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.9% 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 Mossley CofE 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 Mossley CofE Primary School had 30.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 6.1% of pupils at Mossley CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% 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 Mossley CofE Primary School received £6,268 and spent £6,148 for each of its 418 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £698,000 (£1,670 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 Mossley CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Mossley CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2025.

When was Mossley CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Mossley CofE Primary School was last inspected in February 2025.

How many pupils does Mossley CofE Primary School have?

Mossley CofE Primary School has 413 pupils on roll.

What age range does Mossley CofE Primary School cover?

Mossley CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Mossley CofE Primary School?

Mossley CofE Primary School is at Boundary Lane, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 3JA.