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Cledford Primary School

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

personMrs Jane Booth

location_onMiddlewich, CW10 0DD

language Visit Website phone 1606663667

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

321

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Expected Standard

67%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Cledford Primary School is a Community school primary school in Middlewich, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 40% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Cledford Primary School is a community school in Middlewich, Cheshire East, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 330 pupils on roll, of whom 25% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #15 of 127 primaries in Cheshire East and #2,906 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 10.1%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 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

67%

LA 62%

Reading79% LA 78%

Writing73% LA 72%

Maths81% LA 75%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading76% LA 78% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading79% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths72% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA 0.7

-0.4 to 3.2

-0.7

Write

LA -0.2

-2.4 to 1.0

1.1

Maths

LA 0.3

-0.6 to 2.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading58% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths65% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.2

Read

LA 0.0

-5.0 to -1.4

0.9

Write

LA -1.3

-0.7 to 2.5

-2.9

Maths

LA -0.6

-4.4 to -1.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 67%

Reading67% LA 81%

Writing70% LA 79%

Maths57% LA 77%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA 0.3

-3.8 to 0.6

-2

Write

LA -1.1

-4.1 to 0.1

-3

Maths

LA -0.2

-5 to -1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 January 2025

Inspection Report

15 May 2019

Inspection Report

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27 November 2018

Inspection Report

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03 June 2014

Inspection Report

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26 February 2013

Inspection Report

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08 March 2010

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-05-15

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2018-11-27

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-06-03

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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 330 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)	330	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	284	1	0.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	302	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	310	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	309	1	0.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	318	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	321	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	320	1	0.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	302	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	308	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	304	1	0.3%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	320	1	0.3%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	305	1	0.3%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	333	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	336	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	336	2	0.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	331	7	2.1%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	339	1	0.3%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	341	5	1.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	343	1	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	328	6	1.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	330	10	3.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	334	5	1.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	322	4	1.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	329	2	0.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	323	3	0.9%	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.

Specific Learning Difficulty 31 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 20 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 16 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Cledford Primary 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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