Smallwood CofE Primary School

State-Funded School

smallwood-cofe-primary-school-cheshire-east-north-west

North WestRegion

Cheshire EastLocal Authority

CongletonConstituency

CW11 2URPostcode

8.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Smallwood CofE Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Cheshire East, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 178 pupils. Smallwood CofE Primary School is part of The Smallwood Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 90%
Higher standard: 14%
Reading score: 109
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Pupils

178

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 178
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: The Smallwood Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 3 July 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
4 Apr 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.