The Acorns Primary and Nursery School
About the school
The Acorns Primary and Nursery School is an open primary school in Cheshire West and Chester.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 11 June 2025
- Published
- 2 July 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 56%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 61%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 7%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 6%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 64%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 76%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 67%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 72%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 64%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 74%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 62%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 74%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 16%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 28%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 69%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 83%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 106
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 104
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 105
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 104
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 105
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
370
Girls
49.73%
Boys
50.27%
SEN support
27.84%
Education, health and care plan
4.05%
English as an additional language
9.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
52.77%
Overall absence
5.76
Persistent absence
16.49