Eaton Primary School

Eaton Primary School has demonstrated a strong performance since converting to an academy in December 2020. The commitment of the school, in collaboration with the Sandstone Trust, is evident in its nurturing environment where pupils feel valued and are encouraged to achieve academically and personally. Notable strengths include a carefully structured curriculum that supports pupils' learning from early years through to Year 6, alongside strong community engagement and positive attitudes among students. Parents and staff express confidence in the school, highlighting its dedication to safeguarding and promoting student development.

Strengths

• Pupils feel cared for and celebrated for their individual qualities.
• The school has a robust and carefully considered curriculum.
• Children in Reception make a successful start in learning to read.
• Pupils enjoy a wide range of extracurricular activities.
• The school effectively supports pupils with SEND.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack sufficient opportunities for pupils to revisit essential learning.
• Assessment strategies are still being refined in a few subjects.

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 Eaton Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.2% 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 Eaton 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 Eaton Primary School had 15.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.3% 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, 9.1% of pupils at Eaton Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% 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 Eaton Primary School received £5,807 and spent £6,025 for each of its 161 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £364,000 (-£2,261 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of Sandstone Trust, income was £7,130 and spending £6,984 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 Tarporley · Cheshire West and Chester local authority: places and applications

Eaton Primary School is part of Sandstone Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College Tarporley
• Tarvin Primary School Chester
• Weaverham High School Northwich
• Kings Moat Community Primary School Chester

What is Eaton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Eaton Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Eaton Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Eaton Primary School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Eaton Primary School have?

Eaton Primary School has 175 pupils on roll.

What age range does Eaton Primary School cover?

Eaton Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

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

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Eaton Primary School?

Eaton Primary School is at Lower Lane, Eaton, Tarporley, Cheshire, CW6 9AN.