Handforth Grange Primary School

Handforth Grange Primary School is performing exceptionally well, achieving the highest judgments across all evaluated areas. The school demonstrates a strong commitment to fostering both academic excellence and personal development, providing diverse opportunities that help pupils thrive. Notably, the school excels in supporting pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), ensuring they have access to a high-quality education tailored to their needs. With a robust curriculum and dedicated staff, students exhibit exemplary attitudes towards learning and are well-prepared for future challenges.

Strengths

• Exceptional support for pupils with SEND
• High expectations and strong leadership
• Outstanding behavior and respect among pupils
• Engaging and ambitious curriculum across all subjects
• Strong emphasis on reading and literacy
• Rich range of extracurricular activities

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 Handforth Grange Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.0% 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, 0.6% of pupils at Handforth Grange 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 Handforth Grange Primary School had 23.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.7% 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, 12.9% of pupils at Handforth Grange Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 9 pupils.

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 Handforth Grange Primary School received £6,669 and spent £6,949 for each of its 343 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £311,000 (£907 per pupil).

Across all 3 schools of Frank Field Education Trust, income was £8,702 and spending £8,281 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 Wilmslow · Cheshire East local authority: places and applications

Handforth Grange Primary School is part of Frank Field Education Trust, which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• Birches Head Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Ellesmere Port Church of England College Ellesmere Port

What is Handforth Grange Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Handforth Grange Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Handforth Grange Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Handforth Grange Primary School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Handforth Grange Primary School have?

Handforth Grange Primary School has 340 pupils on roll.

What age range does Handforth Grange Primary School cover?

Handforth Grange Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Handforth Grange Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Handforth Grange Primary School?

Handforth Grange Primary School is at Ullswater Road, Handforth, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 3NG.