Marlfields Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Congleton, Cheshire East
Marlfields Primary School is a primary school in Congleton, Cheshire East for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 12 March 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
- Waggs Road, Congleton, CW12 4BT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Pupils on roll
- 177 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 12 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are greeted warmly by staff each morning as they arrive at school.”
- “This positive start to the school day means that they typically feel safe and attend regularly.”
- “Relationships between pupils and staff are positive.”
To improve
- “On occasion, they can be distracted in their learning by pupils who struggle to manage their emotions.”
- “Some pupils do not feel that adults deal with poor behaviour consistently well.”
- “They are not confident that further incidents are prevented.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 September 2026 (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) | 28% | 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, 21 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
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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.
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Daven Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The Quinta Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Buglawton Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Black Firs Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Havannah Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Mossley CofE Primary School 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published