Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School

School overview

Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School is a primary school serving Congleton, Cheshire East, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led with a Church of England religious character. It has 95 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 15% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 15.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to 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 100 in reading and 99 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 12% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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.