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Mossley CofE Primary School

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

personMrs Helen Harrison

corporate_fareTHE MOSSLEY ACADEMY TRUST

location_onCongleton, CW12 3JA

language Visit Website phone 1260272451

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

427

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Mossley CofE Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Congleton, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Mossley CofE Primary School is an academy converter in Congleton, Cheshire East, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of THE MOSSLEY ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 418 pupils on roll, of whom 5% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #35 of 114 primaries in Cheshire East and #4,795 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 30.6:1. 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

70%

LA 62%

Reading84% LA 78%

Writing78% LA 72%

Maths79% LA 75%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading87% LA 78% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths82% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading81% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths81% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.5

Read

LA 0.7

0.9 to 4.1

0.1

Write

LA -0.2

-1.4 to 1.6

1.8

Maths

LA 0.3

0.3 to 3.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading76% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths74% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA 0.0

-1.7 to 1.4

-1.3

Write

LA -1.3

-2.7 to 0.2

-0.9

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.2 to 0.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 67%

Reading83% LA 81%

Writing88% LA 79%

Maths88% LA 77%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.3

0.5 to 3.5

Write

LA -1.1

-0.5 to 2.5

1.8

Maths

LA -0.2

0.4 to 3.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 January 2025

Inspection Report

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17 September 2019

Inspection Report

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03 May 2017

Inspection Report

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01 August 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-09-17

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2017-05-03

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2010-03-09

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

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 418 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)	418	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	419	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	419	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	421	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	420	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	428	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	427	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	428	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	435	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	436	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	433	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	427	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	428	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	430	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	419	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	419	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	417	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	407	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	410	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	410	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	407	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	409	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	409	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	409	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	401	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	403	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.

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Mossley CofE Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

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

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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