Marlfields Primary School

Academy converter · Primary school · Congleton, Cheshire East
CW12 4BT
Composite score
18.2

Marlfields Primary School at a glance

Located in Congleton, Cheshire East, Marlfields Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. The school educates roughly 182 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. 28% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 10.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). If you are considering Marlfields Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

Compare Marlfields Primary School with another school
#14,550
National rank
#2261
In North West
#119
In Cheshire East
Top 98%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
28%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
101.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

Legacy framework · Read full report ↗

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 182 % FSM ever-6 34.4% % EAL 3.3% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed

Location

Nearby primary schools

Compare Marlfields Primary School with another school