Goostrey Community Primary School, Near Crewe

Ofsted's report card from its 24 March 2026 inspection grades Goostrey Community Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Pupils are confident, articulate and deeply aware of the world around them."

Achievement - Expected standard. "By the end of key stage 2, published test results in reading, writing and mathematics are above the national average and have been for consecutive years."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Overall attendance is above the national average."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a curriculum that is generally well developed and thoughtfully sequenced."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders know children well before they arrive."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders support staff to understand pupils' individual needs swiftly and accurately."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear and accurate view of the school's strengths and areas for improvement."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders and those responsible for governance should take action to strengthen their oversight of key systems and records, and use information more systematically, so that decisions are clearly evidence-based and governors can hold leaders to account with confidence"; "Leaders should ensure that the continuous provision in the early years is planned with clear learning purposes, appropriate challenge and key vocabulary, so that children benefit from purposeful learning throughout the day".

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, cricket, athletics, basketball, cross-country and dance.

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at Goostrey Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 89% 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 80% in reading and 87% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 38 families put Goostrey Community Primary School as their first choice and 68 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Goostrey Community Primary School are Hermitage Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 73% reading, 70% maths); Holmes Chapel Primary School (2.1 miles, Outstanding, 89% reading, 78% maths); Peover Superior Endowed Primary School (2.4 miles, Outstanding, 77% reading, 92% maths); and Byley Primary School and Nursery (3.4 miles, Good, 87% reading, 80% maths).

Goostrey Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

81 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Goostrey Community Primary School (as of April 2026): 98% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (95%).

8.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 14 pupils (7.1%) received SEN support and 6 (3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Goostrey Rail Station, about 510 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Luke's Church (opposite), 100 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 5 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and other crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cheshire East (61).

Goostrey Community Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.