Nantwich Primary Academy

Nantwich Primary Academy continues to perform well as a good school, maintaining its positive reputation since its last inspection in December 2018. The school fosters a friendly and nurturing environment where pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, feel valued and secure. With a strong curriculum that promotes high expectations, pupils typically achieve well and are well-prepared for secondary education. While there are notable strengths in pupil behaviour and the inclusive atmosphere, concerns regarding curriculum organization in some subjects and gaps in knowledge for older pupils were noted.

Strengths

• Pupils have high expectations for their achievements.
• The school environment is friendly, nurturing, and welcoming.
• Behaviour among pupils is exemplary, contributing to a calm and orderly learning environment.
• Teachers have strong subject knowledge and deliver learning confidently.
• There are effective support systems in place for pupils with special educational needs.
• Pupils are confident readers and enjoy a wide range of literature.
• The school promotes pupils' wider development and teaches them about equality and diversity.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects have not organized knowledge well enough, hindering learning.
• Older pupils' misconceptions and gaps in knowledge are not identified quickly 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 Nantwich Primary Academy attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.7% 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, 1.0% of pupils at Nantwich Primary Academy 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 Nantwich Primary Academy had 20.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 2.3% 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, 26.2% of pupils at Nantwich Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 9.6% 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 Nantwich Primary Academy received £7,052 and spent £7,121 for each of its 195 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £302,000 (£1,550 per pupil).

Across all 23 schools of St Bart'S Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,493 and spending £7,753 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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All schools in Nantwich · Cheshire East local authority: places and applications

Nantwich Primary Academy is part of St Bart'S Multi Academy Trust, which runs 23 schools. The nearest others:

• St Michael's Community Academy Crewe
• Hungerford Primary Academy Crewe
• Cranberry Academy Alsager
• Offley Primary Academy Sandbach
• Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy Whitchurch
• Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy Whitchurch
• St John's CofE Primary Academy Newcastle
• St Saviour's CofE Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Knutton St Marys CofE Academy Newcastle Under Lyme
• Saint Nathaniel's Academy Stoke-On-Trent

What is Nantwich Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Nantwich Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Nantwich Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Nantwich Primary Academy was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Nantwich Primary Academy have?

Nantwich Primary Academy has 187 pupils on roll.

What age range does Nantwich Primary Academy cover?

Nantwich Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Nantwich Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Nantwich Primary Academy?

Nantwich Primary Academy is at Manor Road, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 5LX.