Primary school

Grange Community Nursery and Primary School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Cheshire West and Chester
  • CW7 2EG
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,040 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 54%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 98%98%2016/17: top 99%2017/18: top 77%2018/19: top 23%2022/23: top 6%6% · 2022/232023/24: top 32%2024/25: top 54%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM63% · North West 63%Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM7% · North West 6%Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · North West 105Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · North West 105Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 19% · 26 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 20% · 25 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 55% · 20 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 78% · 18 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 84% · 31 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 69% · 13 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 63% · 27 pupils · North West 63%84%19%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 26 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 0% · 25 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 5% · 20 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 6% · 18 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 19% · 31 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 23% · 13 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 7% · 27 pupils · North West 6%23%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 94 · 26 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 100 · 25 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 20 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 107 · 18 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 108 · 31 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 107 · 13 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 105 · 27 pupils · North West 10510894No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 96 · 26 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 102 · 25 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 101 · 20 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 108 · 18 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 106 · 31 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 105 · 13 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 104 · 27 pupils · North West 10510896No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in80.6%
29 of 36 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 80.6%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3629
2nd220
3rd160

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2016Requires improvementas predecessor
  6. 2017Inadequateas predecessor
  7. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026218
Free school meals (past 6 years)57.7%
First language not English7.2%
SEN support29.9%
EHC plan7.7%
Absence (sessions missed)6.6%
Persistently absent pupils17.8%

Girls 46.4%Boys 53.6%

103.8% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.3
Pupils per adult8.2
  • Classroom teachers 7
  • Leadership 3.9
  • Teaching assistants 13.9
  • Other support 6.3

Teachers 10.9 FTE · Whole workforce 31.2 · 47 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,489
Spend per pupil£6,784
Staff spend per pupil£4,551
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£142,000in-year balance

Grants £7,935 · self-generated £243 · premises £372 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: WEAVER TRUST LIMITED (6 academies) · trust reserve £767,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it