The Acorns Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester
The Acorns Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 11 June 2025. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Pooltown Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 7ED
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 356 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 11 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and proud to be part of the Acorns ‘family’.”
- “They are polite and respectful towards each other, staff and visitors.”
- “They rise to meet the high expectations that staff set for them.”
To improve
- “In 2024, Year 6 pupils did not attain as well as they could have in the national mathematics test.”
- “This is because the school did not accurately address the gaps which existed for that cohort of pupils following the COVID-19 pandemic.”
- “Nonetheless, in some subjects, the learning activities that staff choose are not well selected to deliver the intended curriculum content.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 July 2025 (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) | 56% | 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: 44 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 43 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 2016 to 2026, as Cheshire West and Chester 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 West and Chester.
- Brookside Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- William Stockton Community Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Rivacre Valley Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Westminster Community Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published