The Acorns Primary and Nursery School

Pooltown Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 7ED

Local ranking41st of 120 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

394

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from The Acorns Primary and Nursery School (URN 134866) since 1 May 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

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

White British: 85.1%
White Other: 4.3%
Asian Other: 1.9%
Other: 1.9%
Mixed White & Black African: 1.4%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
Black African: 1.4%
Asian Pakistani: 1.1%

85.1%

White British

4.3%

White Other

1.9%

Asian Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01513551546

head@acornswhitley.co.uk

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Pooltown Road

Ellesmere Port, North West

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Administrative

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

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