Primary school

Bosley St Mary's CofE Primary School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Cheshire East
  • SK11 0NX
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2011

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 15,035 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 100%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 59%59%2017/18: top 100%2018/19: top 87%2024/25: top 100%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM0% · North West 63%Small cohort: 8 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%Small cohort: 8 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score100 · North West 105Small cohort: 8 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score92 · North West 105Small cohort: 8 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22Withheld 2016/17, 2022/23, 2023/24

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 50% · 6 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: withheld (5 pupils)2017/18: 0% · 6 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 50% · 6 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: withheld (4 pupils)2023/24: withheld (5 pupils)2024/25: 0% · 8 pupils · North West 63%50%0%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 17% · 6 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: withheld (5 pupils)2017/18: 0% · 6 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 0% · 6 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: withheld (4 pupils)2023/24: withheld (5 pupils)2024/25: 0% · 8 pupils · North West 6%17%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 6 pupils · North West 1022016/17: withheld (5 pupils)2017/18: 105 · 6 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 108 · 6 pupils · North West 1042022/23: withheld (4 pupils)2023/24: withheld (5 pupils)2024/25: 100 · 8 pupils · North West 105108100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 6 pupils · North West 1032016/17: withheld (5 pupils)2017/18: 101 · 6 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 109 · 6 pupils · North West 1052022/23: withheld (4 pupils)2023/24: withheld (5 pupils)2024/25: 92 · 8 pupils · North West 10510992No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
5 of 5 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st55
2nd10
3rd90

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2011Goodas predecessor
  4. 2016Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2023Remains Good

30 strong areas

  • Pupils' attainment
  • Pupils' attendance
  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils
  • The extent to which pupils feel safe
  • The use of assessment to support learning
  • The effectiveness of safeguarding procedures
  • Outcomes for individuals and groups of pupils
  • The effectiveness of care, guidance and support
  • The school's capacity for sustained improvement
  • The quality of pupils' learning and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils adopt healthy lifestyles
  • The leadership and management of teaching and learning
  • Outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The quality of provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes community cohesion
  • The effectiveness of the school's engagement with parents and carers
  • The effectiveness of partnerships in promoting learning and well-being
  • The extent of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
  • The extent to which pupils contribute to the school and wider community
  • The effectiveness of leadership and management of the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school deploys resources to achieve value for money
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes equality of opportunity and tackles discrimination
  • The extent to which the curriculum meets pupils' needs, including, where relevant, through partnerships
  • The quality of learning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being
  • The effectiveness of the governing body in challenging and supporting the school so that weaknesses are tackled decisively...

0 weak areas

30 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202653
Free school meals (past 6 years)10.0%
First language not English6.8%
SEN support20.3%
EHC plan6.8%
Absence (sessions missed)8.8%
Persistently absent pupils27.9%

Girls 47.5%Boys 52.5%

94.6% full · 56 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher12.9
Pupils per adult5.9
  • Classroom teachers 3.1
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 4.9
  • Other support 1.9

Teachers 4.1 FTE · Whole workforce 10.9 · 15 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£9,661
Spend per pupil£8,864
Staff spend per pupil£7,153
Reserve per pupil£1,169
  • +£69,000revenue reserve
  • +£47,000in-year balance

Grants £9,339 · self-generated £322 · premises £339 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: CHESTER DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST (24 academies) · trust reserve £1,919,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it