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Weaver Primary School, Nantwich

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 4–11

Weaver Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Nantwich. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 14 schools in Nantwich with published results, and 1,455th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2013)
Demand
Every first choice offered
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

Weaver Primary School in detail

Weaver Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "...but our group is a team effort What do the WSA do? We run lots of different fundraising events throughout the school year to name a few.... Our events are often the highlight of the school term, our children just love them! Where and When do we meet?"

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, yoga, dance and art.

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Friday 6 November 2026 at 9.30am and an open day on Tuesday 17 November 2026 at 1pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Cheshire East

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 94% of Year 6 pupils at Weaver Primary 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 (96% in reading, 86% in maths).

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

Getting a place at Weaver Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 24 families put Weaver Primary School as their first choice and 63 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Weaver Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Weaver Primary School are St Anne's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 84% reading, 71% maths); Pear Tree Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 91% reading, 91% maths); Stapeley Broad Lane CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 76% reading, 64% maths); and Millfields Primary Academy (1 mile, 90% reading, 81% maths).

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

St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolPear Tree Primary SchoolStapeley Broad Lane CofE Primary SchoolMillfields Primary Academy

Who goes there

8.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (90%) and Mixed (5%).

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Nantwich Rail Station, about 900 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Brine Leas High School (bay 1), 180 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Weaver Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Suspensions and exclusions

Weaver Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Weaver Primary School are Brine Leas School (0.1 miles) and Malbank School and Sixth Form College (1.2 miles).

Brine Leas SchoolMalbank School and Sixth Form College

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

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Charlotte Johnson
Pupils:209
LA:Cheshire East
Phone:01270626335
Address:Western Avenue, Nantwich, CW5 7AJ
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago

This judgement is from October 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.

Inspected 29 March 2023View full report
URN:111167
UKPRN:10074384
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Crewe and Nantwich
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2013 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

At a Glance

8.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-2ppMaths+1ppWriting-4pp

Reading has remained stable at around 94% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 87% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 75% to 71% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

29.9

Avg class size

29.7

Infant (KS1)

30.0

KS2

7

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Term dates

Weaver Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Cheshire East. 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)

Source: Cheshire East term dates

Getting There

Train Stations

Nantwich Rail Station
896m · 15 min walk

Bus Stops

Brine Leas High School (Bay 1)
182m · 3 min walk
Oak Grove (cnr)
206m · 3 min walk
The Globe (o/s)
251m · 4 min walk
Methodist Church (opp)
314m · 5 min walk
Marlowe Drive (nr)
432m · 7 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
10
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 8 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.

5 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 Weaver Primary School

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What the report includes for Weaver Primary School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Weaver Primary School.
  • We hold no last distance offered figures from Cheshire East, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Weaver Primary School for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • 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

School Occupancy

101%

Over capacity

211 pupils

210 places

1 pupil over capacity in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

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.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(7)

29 March 2023

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

13 March 2018
9 October 2013
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

35

SEN Support

9

EHC Plans

21.1%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication14
Moderate Learning Difficulty12
Specific Learning Difficulty5
Other5
Social, Emotional & Mental Health3
Autistic Spectrum Disorder3
Physical Disability2
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
89.5%
Asian
1.4%
Black
1.0%
Mixed
5.2%
Chinese
0.5%
Other
0.5%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals8.6%
English as Additional Language2.4%

209

Total Pupils

101

Boys

108

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

10

Teachers

20.9:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£50,878

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,073

Per pupil

£1138k

Total funding

£14k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£20,316
EAL funding£2,761
Lump sum£145,648

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.2%

Overall absence

3.8%

Persistent absence

182

Enrolments

Authorised2.5%
Unauthorised0.7%
Persistent (10%+)3.8%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

3.2%
18/19
2.7%
20/21
5.5%
21/22
5.2%
22/23
4.1%
23/24
3.2%
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 Weaver Primary School

What are SATs results like at Weaver Primary School?

Of the pupils at Weaver Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 94% reached the expected standard in reading and 87% did so in maths.

What is Weaver Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Weaver Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2013, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Weaver Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Weaver 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 Weaver Primary School?

Weaver Primary School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.

How big are the classes at Weaver Primary School?

Classes at Weaver Primary School average 29.9 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Weaver Primary School?

Weaver Primary School has around 209 pupils on roll. 9% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Weaver Primary School?

3.2% of sessions were missed at Weaver Primary School in 2024/25. 3.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Weaver Primary School?

Apply through Cheshire East's coordinated admissions process, naming Weaver 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 Weaver Primary School's term dates?

Weaver Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Cheshire East. 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 Weaver Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 8 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 5 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 Weaver Primary School?

Weaver Primary School is at Western Avenue, Nantwich, CW5 7AJ.

Sources: Cheshire East term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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