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The Acorns Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Pooltown Road, Ellesmere Port CH65 7ED · theacornsprimary.co.uk · 0151 355 1546
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 56%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cheshire West and Chester 61%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.90 mi
- 1.45 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 4 · Cheshire West and Chester Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 356
- 90% of 394 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 10.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 4” went to a home 0.90 mi (1.45 km) from the school. Source: Cheshire West and Chester Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 44 families put the school first and 45 places were offered; 98% 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 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 38 | 36 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 40 | 36 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 45 | 45 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 95% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 4 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.90 mi1.45 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Cheshire West and Chester it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼56% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 134866)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 11 June 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for The Acorns Primary and Nursery School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 10 Jun 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 134866), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 134866)
Jun 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 134866)
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (148 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 148
- 40% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied
based on 27 parents (18%) with SEND