Black Firs Primary School, Congleton

From the headteacher's welcome: "Black Firs is a successful, vibrant primary school, a school where children come first. We have a highly motivated, resourceful and committed team of staff and governors who care about and nurture the needs of every child."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Black Firs Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 78% in Cheshire East and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 82% in reading and 62% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 43 families put Black Firs Primary School as their first choice and 121 named it as one of their preferences, for 44 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Black Firs Primary School are The Quinta Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 77% reading, 72% maths); Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School (1.2 miles, Requires improvement, 87% reading, 73% maths); Marlfields Primary School (1.2 miles, Requires improvement, 76% reading, 41% maths); and Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 62% reading, 31% maths).

Black Firs Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Black Firs Primary School is one of 15 schools run by The Learning Partnership Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

6.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Congleton Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Black Firs Primary (outside), 40 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Black Firs Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 40 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cheshire East (61).

In 2024/25, Black Firs Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Black Firs Primary School are Congleton High School (0.3 miles) and Eaton Bank Academy (1.8 miles).