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Cheswardine Primary and Nursery School

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

personMrs Rachael Williams

location_onMarket Drayton, TF9 2RU

language Visit Website phone 1630661233

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

groups

Students

school

Expected Standard

67%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Cheswardine Primary and Nursery School is a Community school primary school in Market Drayton, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 36% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Cheswardine Primary and Nursery School is a community school in Market Drayton, Shropshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 56 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #47 of 119 primaries in Shropshire and #8,521 of 15,713 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 Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2023/24 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)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading67% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths78% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading100% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths67% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.9

Read

LA 0.5

-2.2 to 7.9

-2.9

Write

LA -0.1

-7.7 to 2.0

-3.8

Maths

LA -0.7

-8.6 to 0.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading55% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths73% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA -0.2

-2.7 to 5.0

3.6

Write

LA -0.5

0.3 to 7.0

1.4

Maths

LA -1.0

-1.9 to 4.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 61%

Reading83% LA 76%

Writing83% LA 76%

Maths67% LA 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 0.0

-2.9 to 4.1

0.8

Write

LA -0.7

-2.6 to 4.2

-1.8

Maths

LA -0.8

-5 to 1.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

30 April 2024

Inspection Report

10 October 2023

Inspection Report

Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Spring term)	54	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	55	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	55	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	56	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	53	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	57	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	55	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	56	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	61	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	57	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	52	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	65	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	65	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	63	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	73	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	72	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	71	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	78	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	75	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	74	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	77	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	83	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	82	0.0%	0.5%

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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