Pear Tree Primary School, NANTWICH

Ofsted's report card from its 9 September 2026 inspection grades Pear Tree 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.

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders prioritise the early years."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Overall, pupils achieve well and develop the knowledge and skills that they need for the next stage of their education."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils, including those who are disadvantaged or have special educational needs and/or disabilities, attend school regularly."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders understand the strengths of the curriculum and have identified priorities for further improvement."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders and staff have a secure understanding of the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those known, or previously known, to social care."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Recent changes in leadership have had a positive impact on the school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Pupils at Pear Tree benefit from a wide range of opportunities that support their personal development."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that teachers use checks on pupils' knowledge and understanding consistently well to identify and address misconceptions promptly so that all pupils build secure knowledge and achieve as highly as they can across the curriculum"; "Leaders should ensure that teaching enables pupils to consistently build and deepen their knowledge so that more pupils achieve the highest standards across the curriculum"; "Leaders should ensure that the specific barriers to learning and wellbeing faced by pupils who are eligible for the pupil premium are clearly identified and that the actions to address these are are implemented consistently and evaluated effectively".

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £6 per session.

In 2025, 91% of Year 6 pupils at Pear Tree Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 91% 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 75% in reading and 88% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 21 families put Pear Tree Primary School as their first choice and 68 named it as one of their preferences, for 23 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Pear Tree Primary School are Weaver Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 94% reading, 87% maths); St Anne's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 84% reading, 71% maths); Stapeley Broad Lane CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 76% reading, 64% maths); and Highfields Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 83% reading, 90% maths).

Pear Tree Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Pear Tree Primary School is one of 8 schools run by The Cornovii Trust, 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.

9.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 25 pupils (11.7%) received SEN support and 18 (8.4%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Nantwich Rail Station, about 930 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pear Tree Primary (outside), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Pear Tree 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 2024/25, Pear Tree Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Pear Tree Primary School are Brine Leas School (0.4 miles) and Malbank School and Sixth Form College (1.3 miles).