The Acorns Primary and Nursery School is a primary school located in Ellesmere Port. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 15/02/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in maths is average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Pooltown Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 7ED
Website: www.theacornsprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01513551546
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Hannah Broom
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 134866

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 15/02/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 394
Number of Pupils: 361
Number of Boys: 177
Number of Girls: 184

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0 to 3.9
Writing
Well Above Average: 3 Confidence interval 1.2 to 4.8
Maths
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -1.8 to 1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Acorns Primary and Nursery School
Pooltown Road , CH65 7ED 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Brookside Primary School
Rostherne Avenue , Great Sutton CH66 2EE 		3out of 4 835 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
William Stockton Community Primary School
Heathfield Road , CH65 8DH 		3out of 4 989 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Capenhurst Lane , CH65 7AQ 		3out of 4 1,272 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Rivacre Valley Primary School
Rivacre Brow , Overpool CH66 1LE 		3out of 4 1,280 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ellesmere Port Church of England College
164 Whitby Road , CH65 6EA 		1out of 4 966 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ellesmere Port Catholic High School
Capenhurst Lane , Whitby CH65 7AQ 		1out of 4 1,292 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Whitby High School
Sycamore Drive , Whitby CH66 2NU 		2out of 4 2,196 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Bridge Short Stay School
Appleton Drive , CH65 7EP 		3out of 4 1,145 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hinderton School
Capenhurst Lane , Whitby CH65 7AQ 		4out of 4 1,429 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Chester Road , Great Sutton CH66 2NA 		3out of 4 1,996 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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