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Audlem St James' CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Heathfield Road, Audlem, Crewe CW3 0HH · audlemstjames.org.uk · 01270 906283
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- 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
- 173
- 82% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 8.1%
- First language not English
- 2.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Cornovii Trust
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, 16 families put the school first and 16 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 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 26 | 23 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 23 | 21 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% 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 | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111267)
Ofsted
Audlem St James' CofE Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 4 Oct 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: Improving, ungraded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 111267), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111267)
Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111267)
Sept 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111267)
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (68 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 68
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 63% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (18%) with SEND