The Berkeley Academy

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

Cheshire EastLocal Authority

Crewe and NantwichConstituency

CW2 6RUPostcode

3.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Berkeley Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Cheshire East, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 456 pupils. The Berkeley Academy is part of CHANCERY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 62%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

456

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

10%

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: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 456
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: CHANCERY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 29 January 2025. 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
3 Dec 2019	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	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.