Handforth Grange Primary School

State-Funded School

handforth-grange-primary-school-cheshire-east-north-west

North WestRegion

Cheshire EastLocal Authority

TattonConstituency

SK9 3NGPostcode

9.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Handforth Grange Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Cheshire East, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 340 pupils. Handforth Grange Primary School is part of FRANK FIELD EDUCATION TRUST.

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: 70%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

77%

Asian

10%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

340

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 340
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: FRANK FIELD EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
17 Mar 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
5 Jun 2017	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.