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Daven Primary School

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personMrs Jennifer Gosling

corporate_fareTHE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onCongleton, CW12 3AH

language Visit Website phone 1260228088

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

145

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Expected Standard

61%

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Demand Ratio

0.5x

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Daven Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Congleton, serving ages 2-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 58% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Daven Primary School is an academy converter in Congleton, Cheshire East, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 142 pupils on roll, of whom 58% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #85 of 114 primaries in Cheshire East and #10,102 of 14,143 nationally.

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

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.5× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 11.6 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

61%

LA 62%

Reading83% LA 78%

Writing67% LA 72%

Maths78% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading76% LA 78% · Eng 74%

Writing52% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths86% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading58% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing61% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths71% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.0

Read

LA 0.7

-1.3 to 3.2

2.0

Write

LA -0.2

-0.2 to 4.1

1.0

Maths

LA 0.3

-1.1 to 3.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

26 September 2023

Inspection Report

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04 July 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-09-26

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-11-08

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-05-14

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

9.2%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

4.9%(7 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 142 pupils. During this period, there were 13 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 9.2%, 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)	142	13	9.2%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	143	20	14.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	138	9	6.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	130	15	11.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	138	30	21.7%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	153	3	2.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	145	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	144	3	2.1%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	164	1	0.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	162	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	162	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	155	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	157	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	156	1	0.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	162	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	162	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	167	10	6.0%	0.6%

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.

Speech, Language & Communication 23 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Daven 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

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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