Acresfield Academy

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

Cheshire West and ChesterLocal Authority

Chester North and NestonConstituency

CH2 1LJPostcode

9.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Acresfield Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Cheshire West and Chester, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 248 pupils. Acresfield Academy is part of North West Academies Trust Limited.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 87%
Higher standard: 19%
Reading score: 112
Maths score: 110

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

248

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 248
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: North West Academies Trust Limited

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 Sept 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
22 Oct 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.