Cranberry Academy

General Information

Address: Cranberry Lane, Alsager, ST7 2LE
Phone: 01270902054
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Lucie Smith
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Number of pupils: 434
School capacity: 472
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 45
% eligible for free school meals: 10.5%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 5.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 14.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 28 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 14 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 9 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Physical disability: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Specific learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Ranked #31 of 103 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#29Calveley Primary AcademyGood
#30Chelford CofE Primary SchoolGood
#31Cranberry AcademyGood
#32Dean Valley Community Primary SchoolGood
#33Disley Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Ash Grove AcademyOutstanding
#2Gorsey Bank Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Handforth Grange Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4Lower Peover CofE Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5Peover Superior Endowed Primary SchoolOutstanding
#6Rainow Primary SchoolOutstanding
#7Rode Heath Primary SchoolOutstanding
#8St Gabriel's Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#9The Dingle Primary SchoolOutstanding
#10Vernon Primary SchoolOutstanding
#11Wistaston AcademyOutstanding
#12Acton Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#13Alsager Highfields Community Primary SchoolGood
#14Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#15Audlem St James' CofE Primary SchoolGood
#16Beechwood Primary School and NurseryGood
#17Bexton Primary SchoolGood
#18Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolGood
#19Black Firs Primary SchoolGood
#20Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary SchoolGood
#21Bollington Cross CofE Primary SchoolGood
#22Bollington St John's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#23Bosley St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#24Brereton CofE Primary SchoolGood
#25Bridgemere CofE Primary SchoolGood
#26Brierley Primary SchoolGood
#27Broken Cross Primary Academy and NurseryGood
#28Bunbury Aldersey CofE Primary SchoolGood
#29Calveley Primary AcademyGood
#30Chelford CofE Primary SchoolGood
#31Cranberry AcademyGood
#32Dean Valley Community Primary SchoolGood
#33Disley Primary SchoolGood
#34Egerton Primary SchoolGood
#35Elworth CofE Primary SchoolGood
#36Excalibur Primary SchoolGood
#37Gainsborough Primary & Nursery AcademyGood
#38Gawsworth Primary SchoolGood
#39Goostrey Community Primary SchoolGood
#40Haslington Primary AcademyGood
#41Hermitage Primary SchoolGood
#42High Legh Primary SchoolGood
#43Hollinhey Primary SchoolGood
#44Hurdsfield Community Primary School and NurseryGood
#45Ivy Bank Primary SchoolGood
#46Lacey Green Primary AcademyGood
#47Leighton AcademyGood
#48Lindow Community Primary SchoolGood
#49Lostock Hall Primary SchoolGood
#50Lower Park SchoolGood
#51Manor Park Primary School and NurseryGood
#52Marlborough Primary SchoolGood
#53Marton and District CofE Aided Primary SchoolGood
#54Middlewich Primary SchoolGood
#55Millfields Primary AcademyGood
#56Monks Coppenhall AcademyGood
#57Mossley CofE Primary SchoolGood
#58Mottram St Andrew Primary AcademyGood
#59Nantwich Primary AcademyGood
#60Nether Alderley Primary SchoolGood
#61Offley Primary AcademyGood
#62Parkroyal Community SchoolGood
#63Pear Tree Primary SchoolGood
#64Pebble Brook Primary SchoolGood
#65Pikemere SchoolGood
#66Pott Shrigley CofE Primary SchoolGood
#67Prestbury CofE Primary SchoolGood
#68Puss Bank School and NurseryGood
#69Sandbach Primary AcademyGood
#70Scholar Green Primary SchoolGood
#71Shavington Primary SchoolGood
#72Smallwood CofE Primary SchoolGood
#73Sound and District Primary SchoolGood
#74St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#75St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary SchoolGood
#76St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School MacclesfieldGood
#77St Mary's Catholic Primary School, CreweGood
#78St Oswald's Worleston CofE Primary SchoolGood
#79St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyGood
#80St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#81St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#82Styal Primary SchoolGood
#83The Berkeley AcademyGood
#84The Quinta Primary SchoolGood
#85Upton Priory SchoolGood
#86Vine Tree Primary SchoolGood
#87Warmingham CofE Primary SchoolGood
#88Weaver Primary SchoolGood
#89Weston Village Primary SchoolGood
#90Wheelock Primary SchoolGood
#91Whirley Primary SchoolGood
#92Willaston Primary AcademyGood
#93Wincle CofE Primary SchoolGood
#94Wrenbury Primary SchoolGood
#95Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary SchoolGood
#96Daven Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#97Little Bollington CofE Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#98Marlfields Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#99Saint Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#100St Michael's Community AcademyRequires improvement
#101Woodcocks' Well CofE Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#102Worth Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#103St John's CofE AcademyInadequate

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £5,220 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #110 of 121 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#108St John's CofE Academy£5,385
#109Haslington Primary Academy£5,333
#110Cranberry Academy£5,220
#111Stapeley Broad Lane CofE Primary School£4,214
#112Cledford Primary & Nursery Academy£3,878

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Pott Shrigley CofE Primary School£16,129
#2St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School£10,259
#3Wincle CofE Primary School£10,240
#4Kettleshulme St James CofE (VA) Primary School£9,777
#5Daven Primary School£9,606
#6Chelford CofE Primary School£9,570
#7Little Bollington CofE Primary School£9,524
#8Styal Primary School£8,896
#9Bosley St Mary's CofE Primary School£8,864
#10Lindow Community Primary School£8,800
#11Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School£8,663
#12Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery£8,622
#13Havannah Primary School£8,185
#14Calveley Primary Academy£8,151
#15Sandbach Primary Academy£8,102
#16Buglawton Primary School£8,090
#17Peover Superior Endowed Primary School£8,000
#18Wrenbury Primary School£7,917
#19Scholar Green Primary School£7,908
#20St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy£7,905
#21Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary School£7,756
#22Lacey Green Primary Academy£7,751
#23Edleston Primary School£7,686
#24Bridgemere CofE Primary School£7,682
#25Woodcocks' Well CofE Primary School£7,652
#26Bollington St John's CofE Primary School£7,595
#27Nether Alderley Primary School£7,574
#28Wistaston Academy£7,519
#29Puss Bank School and Nursery£7,453
#30Upton Priory School£7,397
#31Adlington Primary School£7,359
#32Ash Grove Academy£7,256
#33Marton and District CofE Aided Primary School£7,188
#34Hollinhey Primary School£7,181
#35Bollington Cross CofE Primary School£7,162
#36Sound and District Primary School£7,073
#37Underwood West Academy£7,045
#38Brereton CofE Primary School£7,020
#39Brierley Primary School£7,018
#40Hermitage Primary School£7,010
#41Leighton Academy£6,949
#42Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School£6,884
#43High Legh Primary School£6,842
#44Pear Tree Primary School£6,834
#45Dean Valley Community Primary School£6,826
#46Goostrey Community Primary School£6,824
#47Pebble Brook Primary School£6,814
#48Elworth Hall Primary School£6,772
#49Ivy Bank Primary School£6,760
#50Rainow Primary School£6,760
#51Mobberley CofE Primary School£6,715
#52Nantwich Primary Academy£6,697
#53Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School£6,696
#54St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe£6,681
#55Weston Village Primary School£6,565
#56Lostock Hall Primary School£6,491
#57Vine Tree Primary School£6,478
#58Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School£6,477
#59Mottram St Andrew Primary Academy£6,450
#60St Michael's Community Academy£6,439
#61Alsager Highfields Community Primary School£6,404
#62Hungerford Primary Academy£6,402
#63Elworth CofE Primary School£6,387
#64St Alban's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy£6,370
#65Wheelock Primary School£6,369
#66Acton Church of England Primary Academy£6,364
#67Handforth Grange Primary School£6,353
#68Egerton Primary School£6,343
#69St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield£6,330
#70Wistaston Church Lane Academy£6,326
#71Beechwood Primary School and Nursery£6,320
#72The Wilmslow Academy£6,313
#73Shavington Primary School£6,291
#74Smallwood CofE Primary School£6,290
#75Millfields Primary Academy£6,275
#76Monks Coppenhall Academy£6,272
#77Middlewich Primary School£6,249
#78Mablins Lane Community Primary School£6,231
#79Audlem St James' CofE Primary School£6,205
#80The Quinta Primary School£6,179
#81Manor Park Primary School and Nursery£6,177
#82Parkroyal Community School£6,165
#83Mossley CofE Primary School£6,148
#84Offley Primary Academy£6,133
#85Excalibur Primary School£6,131
#86Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School£6,090
#87Gorsey Bank Primary School£6,039
#88Marlborough Primary School£6,039
#89Willaston Primary Academy£6,031
#90Pikemere School£6,020
#91St Anne's Catholic Primary School£6,020
#92Whirley Primary School£6,014
#93St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School£5,990
#94Worth Primary School£5,981
#95Weaver Primary School£5,945
#96Prestbury CofE Primary School£5,918
#97Rode Heath Primary School£5,917
#98The Dingle Primary School£5,914
#99Gawsworth Primary School£5,867
#100Holmes Chapel Primary School£5,866
#101Black Firs Primary School£5,822
#102Highfields Academy£5,815
#103Ashdene Primary School£5,797
#104Vernon Primary School£5,765
#105Bexton Primary School£5,761
#106Disley Primary School£5,745
#107The Berkeley Academy£5,490
#108St John's CofE Academy£5,385
#109Haslington Primary Academy£5,333
#110Cranberry Academy£5,220
#111Stapeley Broad Lane CofE Primary School£4,214
#112Cledford Primary & Nursery Academy£3,878
#113Lower Park School£3,743
#114Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy£3,672
#115Warmingham CofE Primary School£3,632
#116Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery£3,542
#117St Oswald's Worleston CofE Primary School£3,530
#118Marlfields Primary School£3,429
#119Bunbury Aldersey CofE Primary School£2,700
#120St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£2,688
#121St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£1,506

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