Elworth CofE Primary School, Sandbach
Elworth CofE Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Sandbach. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2018. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the highest of the 8 schools in Sandbach with published results, and 3,246th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.3 first-choice applications for every place. It was 94% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2018)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cheshire East (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Elworth CofE Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils at Elworth CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 84% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 78% in Cheshire East and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (84% in reading, 82% in maths).
Getting a place at Elworth CofE Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 80 families put Elworth CofE Primary School as their first choice and 148 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 23 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Elworth CofE Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Elworth CofE Primary School are Elworth Hall Primary School (0.2 miles, 78% reading, 67% maths); Sandbach Primary Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 75% reading, 75% maths); Offley Primary Academy (1 mile, Good, 85% reading, 85% maths); and Wheelock Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 82% reading, 67% maths).
Elworth CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Elworth Hall Primary SchoolSandbach Primary AcademyOffley Primary AcademyWheelock Primary School
Who goes there
10.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Sandbach Rail Station, about 400 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (outside), 50 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 26 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cheshire East (61).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Elworth CofE Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Elworth CofE Primary School are Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College (0.6 miles) and Sandbach School (0.8 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from September 2018, 8 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its September 2018 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
10.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 87% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 84% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 76% to 84% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.5
Avg class size
29.8
Infant (KS1)
29.3
KS2
14
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Elworth CofE Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Elworth CofE Primary School.
- B2 Coaching Holiday ClubAt the school · Not yet graded
- ALLSTARS HOLIDAY CLUB310m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Elworth CofE Primary School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Cheshire East. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Elworth CofE Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Elworth CofE Primary School is in Cheshire East; for families living there:
- Cheshire East's school travel policy: Compulsory school age travel policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 17
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 12 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Cheshire East is 6 (the median across 180 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Elworth CofE Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
396 pupils
420 places
24 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Sandbach
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Sandbach
Across Cheshire East council
Places available
4,535
Applications
3,733
Got 1st preference
92.3%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Cheshire East council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(11)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
51
SEN Support
23
EHC Plans
17.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
413
Total Pupils
208
Boys
205
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
20.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,306
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,074
Per pupil
£2196k
Total funding
£59k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.1%
Overall absence
6.7%
Persistent absence
341
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Elworth CofE Primary School
Questions parents ask about Elworth CofE Primary School
What are SATs results like at Elworth CofE Primary School?
Of the pupils at Elworth CofE Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 87% reached the expected standard in reading and 84% did so in maths.
What is Elworth CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Elworth CofE Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in September 2018, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Elworth CofE Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Elworth CofE Primary School is oversubscribed, Cheshire East allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Elworth CofE Primary School?
Elworth CofE Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 94% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Elworth CofE Primary School?
Classes at Elworth CofE Primary School average 29.5 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Elworth CofE Primary School?
Elworth CofE Primary School has around 413 pupils on roll. 11% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Elworth CofE Primary School?
4.1% of sessions were missed at Elworth CofE Primary School in 2024/25. 6.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Elworth CofE Primary School?
Apply through Cheshire East's coordinated admissions process, naming Elworth CofE Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Elworth CofE Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: B2 Coaching Holiday Club (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Elworth CofE Primary School's term dates?
Elworth CofE Primary School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Cheshire East. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Elworth CofE Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 12 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cheshire East is 6 (the median across 180 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Elworth CofE Primary School?
Elworth CofE Primary School is at School Lane, Elworth, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 3HU.
Sources: Cheshire East term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)