Alvanley and Manley Village School
Manley Road, Alvanley, Frodsham, WA6 9DD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Jade Cupples
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 100
- URN
- 111003
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01244478021
About this school
Alvanley and Manley Village School is a community primary school in Frodsham. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 100 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 18 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 50% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 67% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 56% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 50% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Alvanley and Manley Village School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cheshire West and Chester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 101 |
| 2024/25 | 94 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alvanley and Manley Village School compares
Alvanley and Manley Village School ranked 88th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 5.6% | 8.5% | 100 | — |
| Horn's Mill Primary School | 64% | 8.1% | 17.7% | 199 | 0.8 miles |
| Helsby Hillside Primary School | 68% | 4.8% | 8.6% | 202 | 1.2 miles |
| Frodsham CofE Primary School | 67% | 4.1% | 5.9% | 219 | 2.5 miles |
| Kingsley Community Primary School and Nursery | 68% | 5.1% | 8.8% | 177 | 2.7 miles |
| Elton Primary School | 74% | 9.4% | 20.2% | 205 | 2.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 7 November 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report3 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.51%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.61%
- Persistent absence
- 8.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Horn's Mill Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Frodsham
-
Helsby Hillside Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Frodsham
-
Frodsham CofE Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Frodsham
-
Kingsley Community Primary School and Nursery2.7 miles
Primary · Frodsham
-
Elton Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Chester
Other schools in Frodsham
Alvanley and Manley Village School ranks 8th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Frodsham.
- Frodsham CofE Primary School Primary
- Frodsham Manor House Primary School Primary
- Frodsham Primary Academy Primary
- Helsby Hillside Primary School Primary
- Horn's Mill Primary School Primary
- Kingsley Community Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School Primary
- Norley Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Luke's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Helsby High School Secondary
- Fern House School and College Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Alvanley and Manley Village School teach?
- Alvanley and Manley Village School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Frodsham.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Alvanley and Manley Village School?
- The acting headteacher of Alvanley and Manley Village School is Mrs Jade Cupples, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Alvanley and Manley Village School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alvanley and Manley Village School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Alvanley and Manley Village School?
- Alvanley and Manley Village School has 100 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Alvanley and Manley Village School full?
- Alvanley and Manley Village School has capacity for 105 pupils and 100 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Alvanley and Manley Village School a faith school?
- No. Alvanley and Manley Village School has no designated religious character.
- Does Alvanley and Manley Village School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Alvanley and Manley Village School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Alvanley and Manley Village School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Alvanley and Manley Village School rank locally?
- Alvanley and Manley Village School ranked 88th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Alvanley and Manley Village School's absence rate?
- Alvanley and Manley Village School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Alvanley and Manley Village School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alvanley and Manley Village School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.