Sound and District Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Nantwich, Cheshire East
Sound and District Primary School is a primary school in Nantwich, Cheshire East for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 February 2024. Cheshire East has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Whitchurch Road, Sound, Nantwich, CW5 8AE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Pupils on roll
- 138 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils, and children in the early years, are happy and enjoy attending this school.”
- “They feel well cared for because staff know them well.”
- “Pupils referred to the school as being like one big family.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, the curriculum is not as carefully organised.”
- “There is not enough information for teachers to know what they should teach and when they should teach it.”
- “In addition, the school has not considered the most effective activities to help pupils to learn well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 74% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 12 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 12 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2026, as Cheshire East published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cheshire East.
- Wrenbury Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Weaver Primary School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School 2.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Stapeley Broad Lane CofE Primary School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Millfields Primary Academy 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Pear Tree Primary School 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Nantwich Primary Academy 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Acton Church of England Primary Academy 3.1 mi Good Last distance published