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Warmingham CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
School Lane, Warmingham, Sandbach CW11 3QN · warminghamce.cheshire.sch.uk · 01270 526260
On the mapSearch near CW11 3QN
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 33%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cheshire East 65%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.95 mi
- 3.14 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 7 · Cheshire East Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 74
- 4 over 70 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 25.7%
- First language not English
- 1.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 7” went to a home 1.95 mi (3.14 km) from the school. Source: Cheshire East Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 11 families put the school first and 12 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 | 12 | 11 | 0.9 | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 12 | 9 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 11 | 7 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 11 | 7 | 0.6 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.95 mi3.14 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 33% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% 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 | |||
| ▼33% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111345)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Warmingham CofE Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 26 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 26 Sept 2023
- 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: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Jun 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (31 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 31
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 61% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (35%) with SEND