St John's CofE Academy

Cheshire East · CW11 2LE

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 154 pupils, 18.8% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Inadequate

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St John's CofE Academy

General Information

Address: Heath Road, Sandbach, CW11 2LE – View on map
Phone: 01270762859
Headteacher: Mr Ricky Huddart
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

154 pupils out of 210 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 29
% eligible for free school meals: 18.8%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (less mixed than the Cheshire East average)
English as an additional language: 2% (England 22%)

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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

Across Cheshire East: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Cheshire East, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 8.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 18.0%
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.

Pupils on SEN Support: 8.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 6.5%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Moderate learning difficulty: 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

Inadequate 2023 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.

Year 6 SATs results

SATs results for this school weren't published for 2024/25 - the Department for Education withholds them when a year group is too small to report without identifying pupils.

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93rd of 93 primary schools in Cheshire East for Ofsted rating

#91Woodcocks' Well CofE Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#92Worth Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#93St John's CofE AcademyInadequate

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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.

Rank School Score

#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
#16Bexton Primary SchoolGood
#17Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolGood
#18Black Firs Primary SchoolGood
#19Bollinbrook CofE (A) Primary SchoolGood
#20Bollington Cross CofE Primary SchoolGood
#21Bollington St John's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#22Bosley St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#23Bridgemere CofE Primary SchoolGood
#24Brierley Primary SchoolGood
#25Broken Cross Primary Academy and NurseryGood
#26Bunbury Aldersey CofE Primary SchoolGood
#27Calveley Primary AcademyGood
#28Chelford CofE Primary SchoolGood
#29Dean Valley Community Primary SchoolGood
#30Disley Primary SchoolGood
#31Egerton Primary SchoolGood
#32Elworth CofE Primary SchoolGood
#33Excalibur Primary SchoolGood
#34Gainsborough Primary & Nursery AcademyGood
#35Haslington Primary AcademyGood
#36Hermitage Primary SchoolGood
#37High Legh Primary SchoolGood
#38Hollinhey Primary SchoolGood
#39Hurdsfield Community Primary School and NurseryGood
#40Ivy Bank Primary SchoolGood
#41Lacey Green Primary AcademyGood
#42Leighton AcademyGood
#43Lindow Community Primary SchoolGood
#44Lostock Hall Primary SchoolGood
#45Lower Park SchoolGood
#46Manor Park Primary School and NurseryGood
#47Marlborough Primary SchoolGood
#48Marton and District CofE Aided Primary SchoolGood
#49Middlewich Primary SchoolGood
#50Millfields Primary AcademyGood
#51Monks Coppenhall AcademyGood
#52Mossley CofE Primary SchoolGood
#53Nantwich Primary AcademyGood
#54Offley Primary AcademyGood
#55Pear Tree Primary SchoolGood
#56Pebble Brook Primary SchoolGood
#57Pikemere SchoolGood
#58Pott Shrigley CofE Primary SchoolGood
#59Prestbury CofE Primary SchoolGood
#60Sandbach Primary AcademyGood
#61Scholar Green Primary SchoolGood
#62Shavington Primary SchoolGood
#63Smallwood CofE Primary SchoolGood
#64Sound and District Primary SchoolGood
#65St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#66St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary SchoolGood
#67St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School MacclesfieldGood
#68St Mary's Catholic Primary School, CreweGood
#69St Oswald's Worleston CofE Primary SchoolGood
#70St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyGood
#71St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#72St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#73St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#74Styal Primary SchoolGood
#75The Berkeley AcademyGood
#76The Quinta Primary SchoolGood
#77Upton Priory SchoolGood
#78Vine Tree Primary SchoolGood
#79Warmingham CofE Primary SchoolGood
#80Weaver Primary SchoolGood
#81Weston Village Primary SchoolGood
#82Wheelock Primary SchoolGood
#83Whirley Primary SchoolGood
#84Willaston Primary AcademyGood
#85Wincle CofE Primary SchoolGood
#86Wrenbury Primary SchoolGood
#87Little Bollington CofE Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#88Marlfields Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#89Saint Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#90St Michael's Community AcademyRequires improvement
#91Woodcocks' Well CofE Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#92Worth Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#93St John's CofE AcademyInadequate

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,385 (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.

108th of 121 primary schools in Cheshire East for spending per pupil

#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

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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.

Rank School Score

#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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