Little Sutton C of E Primary School

Little Sutton C of E Primary School has been rated as good in all areas, with outstanding early years provision. The school demonstrates a strong commitment to creating an environment where pupils feel valued and successful. Students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), benefit from high expectations and an ambitious curriculum that prepares them well for future education stages. While the overall atmosphere is positive, there are concerns regarding the retention of knowledge in some subjects, stemming from a previous curriculum's weaknesses, which affected the latest assessment outcomes.

Strengths

• Pupils are proud of their school and feel well cared for.
• The school's early years curriculum is exceptionally well-crafted.
• Teachers effectively check what pupils have learned to address any gaps.
• Pupils enjoy reading and can discuss books with confidence.
• The school fosters personal development through various initiatives and responsibilities.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not retain new knowledge in a small number of subjects.
• Local academy committee lacks effective insight into the school's strengths and weaknesses.

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 Little Sutton C of E Primary School attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.9% 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, 1.3% of pupils at Little Sutton C of E 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 Little Sutton C of E Primary School had 19.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.9% 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, 18.8% of pupils at Little Sutton C of E Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% 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 Little Sutton C of E Primary School received £6,892 and spent £7,177 for each of its 159 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £2,000 (-£9 per pupil).

Across all 27 schools of Chester Diocesan Academies Trust, income was £6,299 and spending £6,313 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 Ellesmere Port · Cheshire West and Chester local authority: places and applications

Little Sutton C of E Primary School is part of Chester Diocesan Academies Trust, which runs 32 schools. The nearest others:

• St Oswald's CofE Primary School Chester
• Upton Heath CofE Primary School Chester
• Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School Prenton
• Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School Chester
• Woodchurch CofE Primary School Wirral
• Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School Wirral
• Dodleston CofE Primary School Chester
• Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School Wirral
• St Mary's Church of England Primary School Runcorn
• Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School Frodsham

What is Little Sutton C of E Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Little Sutton C of E Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Little Sutton C of E Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Little Sutton C of E Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Little Sutton C of E Primary School have?

Little Sutton C of E Primary School has 160 pupils on roll.

What age range does Little Sutton C of E Primary School cover?

Little Sutton C of E Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Little Sutton C of E Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

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

Where is Little Sutton C of E Primary School?

Little Sutton C of E Primary School is at Berwick Road, Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH66 4PP.