Smallwood CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Sandbach, Cheshire East
Smallwood CofE Primary School is a primary school in Sandbach, Cheshire East for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 3 July 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
- School Lane, Sandbach, CW11 2UR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Pupils on roll
- 178 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 3 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils appreciate the warm and nurturing relationships that they enjoy with staff and with each other at this small and happy school.”
- “Many pupils, who shared their views with the inspector, described their school as a family where everyone is welcome.”
- “Pupils value the close links that the school enjoys with the local village.”
To improve
- “However, weaknesses in some pupils’ written communication skills and lack of fluency with multiplication facts sometimes go unchecked.”
- “This means that some pupils lack the foundations on which to build when they move on to more complex content.”
- “However, in a small number of subjects, where the changes to the curriculums are relatively new, pupils sometimes struggle to connect much earlier content with new learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 September 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) | 43% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 19 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
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- 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.
- Rode Heath Primary School 1.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St John's CofE Academy 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Scholar Green Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Pikemere School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- The Quinta Primary School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Alsager Highfields Community Primary School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Black Firs Primary School 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published