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Buglawton Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Buxton Old Road, Congleton CW12 2EL · buglawtonprimaryschool.org · 01260 633080
On the mapSearch near CW12 2EL
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cheshire East 65%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.79 mi
- 1.27 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Cheshire East Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 202
- 96% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 31.7%
- First language not English
- 1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.79 mi (1.27 km) from the school. Source: Cheshire East Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 26 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 96% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 26 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 45 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 97% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.79 mi1.27 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Cheshire East it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Buglawton Primary School on 12 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 12 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jul 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (61 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 61
- 29% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (26%) with SEND