Weston Village Primary School

Weston Village Primary School is a happy, inclusive school where pupils achieve well. Inspectors found strong achievement and leadership: Year 6 outcomes in reading, writing and mathematics are consistently above national averages, disadvantaged pupils do particularly well, and phonics is a strength. Leaders have a clear, ambitious vision, governance is effective, and staff are well supported. Pupils feel safe, behave well, and benefit from a broad personal development offer including clubs, visits and community projects. Safeguarding standards are met. The school is part of The Cornovii Trust and has 224 pupils; the proportion eligible for free school meals is below average, while the proportion with EHC plans is above average. Most pupils attend regularly and behaviour is positive. The curriculum is logically sequenced and reading is prioritised, but teaching does not consistently correct pupils' errors and misconceptions, which can limit accuracy for some. Attendance for some vulnerable pupils remains low. Leaders' next steps focus on identifying and supporting SEND promptly, especially when children join the early years; making error correction consistent across the school; and refining the attendance strategy so vulnerable pupils miss less learning. Early years, inclusion, curriculum and teaching, and attendance and behaviour are broadly expected standard, with these specific improvements needed.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve highly across the curriculum, with Year 6 attainment above national averages in reading, writing and mathematics.
• Disadvantaged pupils attain as well as, and sometimes better than, disadvantaged pupils nationally.
• Phonics screening check results are above the national average and phonics is taught consistently well.
• Leaders have a clear, ambitious vision and act swiftly to secure improvements.
• Governance is effective, with governors providing both support and challenge.
• Staff benefit from well-planned professional development and leaders consider their workload and wellbeing.
• The personal development programme is well designed and covers relationships, health and online safety.
• Pupils take part in a broad range of clubs, residential visits, leadership activities and community projects.
• Pupils are happy, feel safe, behave well and have positive, respectful relationships with staff.
• The curriculum is logically sequenced and staff build effectively on pupils' prior knowledge.
• Early years provides a nurturing start, with children settling quickly and beginning phonics early.
• The school has an inclusive culture and most pupils with SEND are supported effectively and achieve well.
• Safeguarding standards are met.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils' special educational needs are not identified quickly enough, particularly when they join the early years.
• Teachers do not consistently identify and address pupils' errors and misconceptions, so some pupils repeat mistakes.
• Attendance for some vulnerable pupils remains low despite leaders' work to improve it.

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 Weston Village Primary School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.7% 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, 0.9% of pupils at Weston Village 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 Weston Village Primary School had 21.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.6% 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, 12.1% of pupils at Weston Village Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.7% 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 Weston Village Primary School received £6,817 and spent £6,870 for each of its 230 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £150,000 (£652 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of The Cornovii Trust, income was £7,309 and spending £7,287 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 Crewe · Cheshire East local authority: places and applications

Weston Village Primary School is part of The Cornovii Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Alsager School Stoke-On-Trent
• Stapeley Broad Lane CofE Primary School Nantwich
• Pear Tree Primary School Nantwich
• Alsager Highfields Community Primary School Stoke-On-Trent
• Brine Leas School Nantwich
• Malbank School and Sixth Form College Nantwich
• Audlem St James' CofE Primary School Crewe

What is Weston Village Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Weston Village Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in October 2026.

When was Weston Village Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Weston Village Primary School was last inspected in October 2026.

How many pupils does Weston Village Primary School have?

Weston Village Primary School has 224 pupils on roll.

What age range does Weston Village Primary School cover?

Weston Village Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Weston Village Primary School?

Weston Village Primary School is at East Avenue, Weston, Crewe, Cheshire, CW2 5LZ.