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Woore Primary and Nursery School

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

personMrs Michelle Ward

location_onCrewe, CW3 9SQ

language Visit Website phone 1630647373

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

school

Expected Standard

83%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Woore Primary and Nursery School is a Community school primary school in Crewe, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 7% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Woore Primary and Nursery School is a community school in Crewe, Shropshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 83 pupils on roll, of whom 17% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 17% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #17 of 113 primaries in Shropshire and #4,335 of 15,231 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 18.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 33.3%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 4.8 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

83%

LA 56%

Reading100% LA 74%

Writing100% LA 69%

Maths83% LA 70%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading67% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths56% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

27%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading64% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing45% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths36% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA 0.5

-4.8 to 2.6

-1.9

Write

LA -0.1

-5.4 to 1.7

-6.4

Maths

LA -0.7

-9.9 to -2.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading100% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA -0.2

-3.3 to 4.4

-1.7

Write

LA -0.5

-5.2 to 1.8

-3.5

Maths

LA -1.0

-6.9 to -0.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 61%

Reading75% LA 76%

Writing75% LA 76%

Maths63% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA 0.0

-7 to 1.4

-4.3

Write

LA -0.7

-8.3 to -0.3

-3.5

Maths

LA -0.8

-7.3 to 0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 January 2025

Inspection Report

14 November 2023

Inspection Report

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05 May 2022

Inspection Report

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21 March 2017

Inspection Report

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17 October 2012

Inspection Report

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07 July 2011

Inspection Report

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01 February 2010

Inspection Report

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07 November 2006

Inspection Report

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02 October 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-11-14

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-03-21

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-10-17

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-02-01

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

1.2%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.2%(1 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 83 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.2%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	83	1	1.2%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	84	7	8.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	84	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	82	1	1.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	79	3	3.8%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	82	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	80	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	79	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	79	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	78	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	79	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	76	1	1.3%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	74	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	73	2	2.7%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	76	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	76	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	71	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	80	1	1.2%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	85	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	78	1	1.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	76	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	72	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	67	2	3.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	71	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	69	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	70	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 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 1 pupils

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Woore Primary and Nursery School

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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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