Sutton Green Primary School, Ellesmere Port
Sutton Green Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Ellesmere Port. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 15th-highest of the 20 schools in Ellesmere Port with published results, and 10,901st of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cheshire West and Chester (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Sutton Green Primary School in detail
Sutton Green Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils at Sutton Green Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 65% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 74% in Cheshire West and Chester and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (74% in reading, 59% in maths).
Getting a place at Sutton Green Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 40 families put Sutton Green Primary School as their first choice and 86 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Sutton Green Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Sutton Green Primary School are Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School (0.1 miles, Good, 73% reading, 77% maths); St Mary of The Angels Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.4 miles); St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 93% reading, 93% maths); and Little Sutton C of E Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 78% reading, 72% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Sutton Green Primary School.
Parklands Community Primary and Nursery SchoolSt Mary of The Angels Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademySt Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary SchoolLittle Sutton C of E Primary School
Who goes there
4.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 24 pupils (7.8%) received SEN support and 15 (4.9%) 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 autism.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Little Sutton Rail Station, about 490 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wetherby Way (opposite), 90 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Sutton Green Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 143 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cheshire West and Chester (71), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
Sutton Green Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
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
Location
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 GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils enjoy attending this warm and welcoming school. They are proud to be part of the school community. They benefit from relationships with staff and each other that are respectful and caring. They said the staff know them well and always have time to talk. This helps pupils to feel happy and safe.
Across the school, there are high expectations for pupils' achievement, including for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). These pupils benefit from the same ambitious curriculum as their peers. Pupils rise to the school's high aspirations. They typically achieve well. Pupils value their school life, and they love learning. They spoke enthusiastically about a range of topics that they have enjoyed studying, and remember them well.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
This year there have been many positive changes to improve the quality of education for pupils. This work has made a real difference to pupils' enjoyment of school and to their academic achievement. The curriculum is broad, balanced and ambitious for all pupils, including those with SEND. The school has considered the knowledge, skills and vocabulary that pupils should learn and the order in which this information should be taught.
Staff typically implement the curriculum well. They present information clearly to pupils and ask questions that deepen their understanding. Consequently, pupils retain information and can apply their learning to new tasks. In most subjects, staff regularly check pupils' learning and use the information that they gather to adapt future teaching. However, in a few subjects, where the curriculum is relatively new, the school is in the process of developing its assessment strategies. In these subjects, this hinders teachers in identifying and remedying gaps in pupils' knowledge.
From Ofsted's June 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Areas Ofsted flagged
Early years (Requires Improvement).
At a Glance
17.3%
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 72% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 59% to 65% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 74% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Sutton Green Primary School
Term dates
Sutton Green Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Cheshire West and Chester. 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 Sutton Green Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Sutton Green Primary School is in Cheshire West and Chester; for families living there:
Apply to Cheshire West and Chester for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 16
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 10 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
3 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 West and Chester is 7 (the median across 184 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 Sutton Green Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
311 pupils
315 places
4 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Ellesmere Port
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Ellesmere Port
Across Cheshire West and Chester council
Places available
4,260
Applications
3,274
Got 1st preference
92.3%
Got preferred school
98.5%
All primary applications across Cheshire West and Chester council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(9)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
24
SEN Support
15
EHC Plans
12.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
306
Total Pupils
153
Boys
153
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
16
Teachers
19.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,604
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,197
Per pupil
£1824k
Total funding
£89k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.6%
Overall absence
14.7%
Persistent absence
278
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Sutton Green Primary School
What are SATs results like at Sutton Green Primary School?
Of the pupils at Sutton Green Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 72% reached the expected standard in reading and 65% did so in maths.
What is Sutton Green Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Sutton Green Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024.
What is the catchment area for Sutton Green Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Sutton Green Primary School is oversubscribed, Cheshire West and Chester allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Sutton Green Primary School?
Sutton Green Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How many pupils go to Sutton Green Primary School?
Sutton Green Primary School has around 306 pupils on roll. 17% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Sutton Green Primary School?
5.6% of sessions were missed at Sutton Green Primary School in 2024/25. 14.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Sutton Green Primary School?
Apply through Cheshire West and Chester's coordinated admissions process, naming Sutton Green 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.
What are Sutton Green Primary School's term dates?
Sutton Green Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Cheshire West and Chester. 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 Sutton Green Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 10 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 3 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 West and Chester is 7 (the median across 184 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Sutton Green Primary School?
Sutton Green Primary School is at Armthorpe Drive, Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH66 4NW.
Sources: Cheshire West and Chester term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)