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Kingsbourne Academy, Nantwich

Primary
Free schools
Mixed
Ages 4–11

Kingsbourne Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Nantwich, part of North West Academies Trust Limited.

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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

Kingsbourne Academy in detail

Kingsbourne Academy in its own words

In its own words: "At Kingsbourne Academy, our values sit at the heart of everything we do. They shape our culture, guide our decisions and help create a school where every child can thrive. We believe that a love of learning begins with curiosity ."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include drama, STEM, gardening and art.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £5.75 per session.

Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Getting a place at Kingsbourne Academy

Across Cheshire East, 92% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Cheshire East lodged 44 appeals against primary school offers; 26 reached a hearing and 2 succeeded (7.7% of those heard).

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Kingsbourne Academy are Nantwich Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 68% reading, 82% maths); Millfields Primary Academy (0.6 miles, 90% reading, 81% maths); Highfields Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 83% reading, 90% maths); and Acton Church of England Primary Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 89% reading, 84% maths).

Nantwich Primary AcademyMillfields Primary AcademyHighfields AcademyActon Church of England Primary Academy

The trust

Kingsbourne Academy is one of 14 schools run by North West Academies Trust Limited, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 14 schools in North West Academies Trust Limited

Who goes there

Kingsbourne Academy provides for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Nantwich Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 113 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cheshire East (61), as is usual near a town centre.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Kingsbourne Academy are Malbank School and Sixth Form College (0.4 miles) and Brine Leas School (1.4 miles).

Malbank School and Sixth Form CollegeBrine Leas School

Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime

Location

Likely (~531m)Possible (~758m)Unlikely (~985m)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Sally Burns
LA:Cheshire East
Phone:01270441970
Address:Richard Gibson Road, Nantwich, CW5 6XS
Trust:NORTH WEST ACADEMIES TRUST LIMITED (14 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2026

Ofsted Rating

No inspection data available

URN:152481
UKPRN:10100949
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Chester South and Eddisbury
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SEMH

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Term dates

Kingsbourne Academy is a free school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Cheshire East's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Malbank School & 6th Form (Bay 1)
446m · 7 min walk
Vauxhall Road (by)
497m · 8 min walk
Davenport Avenue (NE-bound)
545m · 9 min walk
Malbank School (o/s)
690m · 11 min walk
Wyche Primary School (opp)
723m · 12 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Kingsbourne Academy is in Cheshire East; for families living there:

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
1
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.

0 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 home postcode, set against Kingsbourne Academy's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.

What the report includes for Kingsbourne Academy:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Kingsbourne Academy.
  • We hold no last distance offered figures from Cheshire East, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • How many families in Cheshire East got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

Area Demand Pressure - Nantwich

High pressure
New homes approved:1,072
Projected new pupils:268

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Nantwich

Across Cheshire East council

Low demand council-wide0.82 applications per place

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.

Special educational needs provision

Kingsbourne Academy provides for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs.

Source: Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Kingsbourne Academy

What is the catchment area for Kingsbourne Academy?

No fixed boundary. When Kingsbourne Academy is oversubscribed, Cheshire East allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Does Kingsbourne Academy have specialist SEN provision?

Kingsbourne Academy provides for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs.

How do I apply to Kingsbourne Academy?

Apply through Cheshire East's coordinated admissions process, naming Kingsbourne Academy 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.

How many road collisions happen near Kingsbourne Academy?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 0 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 Kingsbourne Academy?

Kingsbourne Academy is at Richard Gibson Road, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 6XS.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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