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Daven Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
New Street, Congleton CW12 3AH · daven.cheshire.sch.uk · 01260 228088
On the mapSearch near CW12 3AH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 61%
- 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
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 137
- 65% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 57.7%
- First language not English
- 13.1%
- 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, 8 families put the school first and 10 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 | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 24 | 17 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 24 | 13 | 0.5 | 92% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 19 | 14 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 61% 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 | |||
| ●61% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111222)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Daven Primary School on 6 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 6 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 111222), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111222)
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111222)
What parents said
60% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 60%
- Replies
- 15
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 53% who had a child bullied