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Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Darryl Pickering

location_onEllesmere Port, CH65 4AQ

language Visit Website phone 1513551735

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

249

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Expected Standard

53%

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Demand Ratio

1.4x

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Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School is a Community school primary school in Ellesmere Port, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.4×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 76% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School is a community school in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 247 pupils on roll, of whom 30% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #77 of 116 primaries in Cheshire West and Chester and #10,539 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.4× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 59%

Reading66% LA 74%

Writing72% LA 70%

Maths81% LA 71%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading71% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing68% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading55% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths81% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA 0.4

-4.1 to 0.4

3.0

Write

LA 0.1

0.8 to 5.1

3.2

Maths

LA -0.4

1.1 to 5.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading70% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA 0.2

-0.5 to 4.0

4.1

Write

LA -0.7

2.0 to 6.2

3.7

Maths

LA -0.4

1.7 to 5.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 62%

Reading71% LA 77%

Writing83% LA 73%

Maths88% LA 74%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 0.4

-1.8 to 3

0.4

Write

LA -1.1

-1.9 to 2.7

3.4

Maths

LA -0.3

1.2 to 5.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 October 2023

Inspection Report

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14 June 2022

Inspection Report

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18 July 2017

Inspection Report

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06 December 2012

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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01 July 2008

Inspection Report

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07 June 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-10

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-07-18

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-12-06

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2008-07-01

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 247 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	247	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	244	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	254	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	250	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	248	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	253	1	0.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	249	2	0.8%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	241	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	249	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	250	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	242	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	250	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	248	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	244	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	252	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	252	2	0.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	239	1	0.4%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	250	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	246	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	238	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	238	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	235	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	230	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	254	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	244	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	232	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 28 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 16 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils