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Weaver Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Western Avenue, Nantwich CW5 7AJ · weaver.cheshire.sch.uk · 01270 626335
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cheshire East 65%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Cheshire East Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 209
- 99% of 211 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 8.7%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Cheshire East Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 24 families put the school first and 24 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 24 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 23 | 19 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 83% |
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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 | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 30 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Weaver Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 29 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (78 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 78
- 37% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (14%) with SEND