Wrenbury Primary School, Nantwich
Wrenbury Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Nantwich. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2018. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 10th-highest of the 14 schools in Nantwich with published results, and 7,071st of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.3 first-choice applications for every place. It was 91% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2018)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cheshire East (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Wrenbury Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at Wrenbury Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 80% 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 79% in reading and 93% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Wrenbury Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 25 families put Wrenbury Primary School as their first choice and 32 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Wrenbury Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Wrenbury Primary School are Sound and District Primary School (1.9 miles, Good, 89% reading, 89% maths); Millfields Primary Academy (4 miles, 90% reading, 81% maths); Weaver Primary School (4.1 miles, Good, 94% reading, 87% maths); and Acton Church of England Primary Academy (4.1 miles, Good, 89% reading, 84% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Wrenbury Primary School.
Sound and District Primary SchoolMillfields Primary AcademyWeaver Primary SchoolActon Church of England Primary Academy
Who goes there
3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wrenbury Rail Station, about 560 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (outside), 30 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 9 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cheshire East (61).
Suspensions and exclusions
Wrenbury 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
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from January 2018, 8 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2018 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
29.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 79% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 93% to 80% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 57% to 70% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.8
Avg class size
24.0
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
4
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Wrenbury Primary School
Base 1 - Fine Motor
2 Oct 2026
This week in Base 2
2 Oct 2026
Base 1 - Welly Time
2 Oct 2026
Base 4
2 Oct 2026
Little Wrens Have Achieved Our Woodland Trust Bronze Award
1 Oct 2026
Little Wrens - Mystery Reader
30 Sep 2026
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Term dates
Wrenbury 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)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Wrenbury Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Wrenbury Primary School is in Cheshire East; for families living there:
- Cheshire East's school travel policy: Compulsory school age travel policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 Wrenbury Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
91%
Near capacity
128 pupils
140 places
12 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Nantwich
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Nantwich
Across Cheshire East council
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(9)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
16
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
17.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
134
Total Pupils
72
Boys
62
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
6
Teachers
22.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,755
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,963
Per pupil
£866k
Total funding
£53k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.3%
Overall absence
12.1%
Persistent absence
116
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Wrenbury Primary School
What are SATs results like at Wrenbury Primary School?
Of the pupils at Wrenbury Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 75% reached the expected standard in reading and 80% did so in maths.
What is Wrenbury Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Wrenbury Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2018, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Wrenbury Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Wrenbury 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 Wrenbury Primary School?
Wrenbury Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 91% of its 140 places.
How big are the classes at Wrenbury Primary School?
Classes at Wrenbury Primary School average 26.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Wrenbury Primary School?
Wrenbury Primary School has around 134 pupils on roll. 29% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Wrenbury Primary School?
5.3% of sessions were missed at Wrenbury Primary School in 2024/25. 12.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Wrenbury Primary School?
Apply through Cheshire East's coordinated admissions process, naming Wrenbury 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 Wrenbury Primary School's term dates?
Wrenbury 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 Wrenbury Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Wrenbury Primary School?
Wrenbury Primary School is at Nantwich Road, Wrenbury, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 8EN.
Sources: Cheshire East term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)