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The Quinta Primary School, Congleton

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Ages 2–11

The Quinta Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Congleton, part of The Quinta Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 7th-highest of the 9 schools in Congleton with published results, and 8,618th of 14,452 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
Better than England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cheshire East (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

The Quinta Primary School in detail

The Quinta Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "Everyday here at The Quinta we are the proud educators of over 400 pupils who are nurtured and holistically developed by a large team of dedicated adults. A secure knowledge of each and every child, the relentless focus on our core values, and a continual cycle of self improvement ensures our children experience a uniquely excellent primary education."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance and ballet.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £1 per session.

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at The Quinta Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 78% in Cheshire East and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 86% in reading and 84% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at The Quinta Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 68 families put The Quinta Primary School as their first choice and 141 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 9 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at The Quinta Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to The Quinta Primary School are Black Firs Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 83% reading, 79% maths); Marlfields Primary School (0.9 miles, Requires improvement, 76% reading, 41% maths); Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 62% reading, 31% maths); and Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School (1 mile, Requires improvement, 87% reading, 73% maths).

The Quinta Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Black Firs Primary SchoolMarlfields Primary SchoolAstbury St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolSaint Mary's Catholic Primary School

The trust

The Quinta Primary School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

Who goes there

8.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (89%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 69 pupils (14.1%) received SEN support and 14 (2.9%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

Staffing

The Quinta Primary School had 16 teachers in 2026, one for every 26 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Congleton Rail Station, about 2 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Coniston Avenue (opposite), 40 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, The Quinta Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to The Quinta Primary School are Congleton High School (0.4 miles) and Eaton Bank Academy (1.8 miles).

Congleton High SchoolEaton Bank Academy

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; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Likely (~648m)Possible (~926m)Unlikely (~1.2km)

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:Mr William Sharpe
Pupils:491
LA:Cheshire East
Phone:01260221640
Address:Ullswater Road, Congleton, CW12 4LX
Trust:THE QUINTA TRUST
Status:open
Opened:1 January 2014

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 16 May 2023View full report
URN:140501
UKPRN:10044538
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Congleton
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2023 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

8.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-9ppMaths-12ppWriting+18pp

Reading has declined from 86% to 77% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 84% to 72% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 64% to 82% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

29.6

Avg class size

29.3

Infant (KS1)

29.8

KS2

14

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Term dates

The Quinta Primary School is an academy, 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

Coniston Avenue (opp)
37m · 1 min walk
Shopping Centre (adj)
216m · 4 min walk
Padgbury Lane (SE-bound)
335m · 5 min walk
Brooklands Road (opp)
360m · 6 min walk
Sandbach Road (SE-bound)
438m · 7 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
7
Fatal
1
Serious
3
Children hurt
2

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 3 slight.

2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.

2 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 chances of a place at The Quinta Primary School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

98%

Near capacity

411 pupils

420 places

9 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Congleton

High pressure
New homes approved:883
Projected new pupils:221

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

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.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(3)

16 May 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
18 January 2017
7 December 2009
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

69

SEN Support

14

EHC Plans

16.9%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Moderate Learning Difficulty19
Social, Emotional & Mental Health18
Speech, Language & Communication12
Autistic Spectrum Disorder12
Specific Learning Difficulty5
Other5
Hearing Impairment1
Multi-Sensory Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
88.8%
Asian
0.6%
Black
1.8%
Mixed
5.4%
Chinese
0.2%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals8.1%
English as Additional Language4.1%

491

Total Pupils

261

Boys

230

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

16

Teachers

30.7:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£48,288

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£4,955

Per pupil

£2202k

Total funding

£65k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£78,215
EAL funding£6,128
Lump sum£145,648

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.0%

Overall absence

6.3%

Persistent absence

363

Enrolments

Authorised2.9%
Unauthorised1.1%
Persistent (10%+)6.3%
Severe (50%+)0.3%

Absence trend

4.4%
18/19
3.6%
20/21
6.5%
21/22
5.0%
22/23
4.3%
23/24
4.0%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about The Quinta Primary School

What are SATs results like at The Quinta Primary School?

Of the pupils at The Quinta Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 77% reached the expected standard in reading and 72% did so in maths.

What is The Quinta Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The Quinta Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in May 2023.

What is the catchment area for The Quinta Primary School?

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

Is it hard to get a place at The Quinta Primary School?

The Quinta Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at The Quinta Primary School?

Classes at The Quinta Primary School average 29.6 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to The Quinta Primary School?

The Quinta Primary School has around 491 pupils on roll. 8% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at The Quinta Primary School?

4% of sessions were missed at The Quinta Primary School in 2024/25. 6.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to The Quinta Primary School?

Apply through Cheshire East's coordinated admissions process, naming The Quinta 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.

How many road collisions happen near The Quinta Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 3 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 2 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 The Quinta Primary School?

The Quinta Primary School is at Ullswater Road, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 4LX.

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

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