The Acorns Primary and Nursery School

Pooltown Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 7ED

Local ranking40th of 119 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

394

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
56.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
7.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
64.0%
Writing (Expected)
67.0%
Maths (Expected)
64.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
62.0%
Reading avg scaled score
106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
104.0
Cohort Size
45

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
370
Boys
186 (50%)
Girls
184 (50%)
Capacity
394 (94% full)
SEND
31.9%
FSM Eligible
52.8%
EAL
9.5%
SEN with EHC Plan
4.0%
SEN Support
27.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
16.8
Budget per Pupil
£6,967/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
16.5% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 82.9%
  • White Other: 4.2%
  • Other: 4.2%
  • Asian Other: 1.8%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.3%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%
  • Black African: 1.3%
  • Asian Pakistani: 1.1%

82.9%

White British

4.2%

White Other

4.2%

Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Pooltown Road

Ellesmere Port, North West

Administrative

URN
149092
UKPRN
10090407
Establishment No.
3803
Trust
THE ROWAN LEARNING TRUST