Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery SchoolWolverham Primary and Nursery School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ellesmere Port.

Summary of the comparison

Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School and Wolverham Primary and Nursery School are primary schools in Ellesmere Port.

  • Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Wolverham Primary and Nursery School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Wolverham Primary and Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School was judged Good and Wolverham Primary and Nursery School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 53.0% for Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School and 71.0% for Wolverham Primary and Nursery School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School (55.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Wolverham Primary and Nursery School (58.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School versus Wolverham Primary and Nursery School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Ellesmere PortCambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery SchoolEllesmere PortWolverham Primary and Nursery SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100C65/100Stronger figure
Local ranking37th of 120 in Cheshire West and Chester 32nd of 120 in Cheshire West and Chester Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll247 284
Capacity210 210
LocationEllesmere Port, CH65 4AQ Ellesmere Port, CH65 5AT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard53.0% 71.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard6.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census247 284
Free school meals (ever 6)30.1% 44.0%
English as an additional language25.9% 17.6%
SEN support20.6% 14.8%
SEN with an EHC plan4.5% 8.4%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% Stronger figure4.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.2% Stronger figure13.6% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School

Wolverham Primary and Nursery School

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