Pikemere School, Alsager

Ofsted's report card from its 9 September 2026 inspection grades Pikemere School on 7 areas: 2 strong standard and 5 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders have a very clear oversight of all aspects of attendance and behaviour."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders make their vision a reality for all pupils to be known as individuals at Pikemere School."

Achievement - Expected standard. "The school's published outcomes are largely above the national average."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear oversight of the quality of the curriculum and teaching from early years right through to the end of key stage 2."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders are knowledgeable about the quality of education the school provides in the early years."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a detailed and accurate understanding of the school's effectiveness."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders use their in-depth understanding of the school's context to plan an effective offer for pupils' personal development."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should make sure that more pupils receive clear feedback about their learning so that they know how to improve"; "Leaders should continue to develop the personal development offer so that more pupils develop a detailed knowledge of the full range of ways that people live differently in modern Britain".

From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of everyone in our school community, I'm delighted to welcome you to Pikemere School! I'm Anthony Hughes, the proud headteacher of Pikemere School, a thriving one form entry school in the heart of Alsager. Pikemere is a school where children are at the core of everything we do."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Pikemere School reached the expected standard in reading and 87% 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, 84% in maths).

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

For September 2026 entry, 36 families put Pikemere School as their first choice and 102 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Pikemere School are Cranberry Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 67% reading, 72% maths); Alsager Highfields Community Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 83% reading, 79% maths); St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 80% maths); and Rode Heath Primary School (1.4 miles, Outstanding, 94% reading, 90% maths).

Pikemere School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Pikemere School is one of 5 schools run by Chancery Multi Academy 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.

7.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 34 pupils (13.4%) received SEN support and 17 (6.7%) 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 Alsager Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pikemere County Primary School (outside), 30 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Pikemere 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, Pikemere School issued 1 suspension, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.