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Shavington Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Southbank Avenue, Shavington, Crewe CW2 5BP · shavingtonprimary.co.uk · 01270 661527
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 83%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cheshire East 65%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.78 mi
- 1.25 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 3 · Cheshire East Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 477
- 57 over 420 places · 114%
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.3%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 3” went to a home 0.78 mi (1.25 km) from the school. Source: Cheshire East Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 66 families put the school first and 57 places were offered; 82% 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 | 57 | 66 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 69 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 45 | 41 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 3 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.78 mi1.25 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% 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 | |||
| ▲83% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111215)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 31 January 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Shavington Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 30 Jan 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Apr 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (108 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 108
- 25% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (18%) with SEND