Buglawton Primary School
Buxton Old Road, Congleton, CW12 2EL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss A Kennerley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Congleton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 202
- URN
- 111033
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01260633080
About this school
Buglawton Primary School is a community primary school in Congleton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 202 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Buglawton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 25 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 66% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 72% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 69% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 59% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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 Buglawton Primary 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 East average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 200 |
| 2023/24 | 205 |
| 2024/25 | 208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Buglawton Primary School compares
Buglawton Primary School ranked 80th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.7% | 30.8% | 202 | — |
| Havannah Primary School | 59% | 4.6% | 22.2% | 244 | 0.5 miles |
| Daven Primary School | 61% | 8.5% | 57.8% | 137 | 0.8 miles |
| Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School | 53% | 4% | 15.4% | 183 | 0.9 miles |
| Marlfields Primary School | 28% | 6.3% | 34.4% | 177 | 1.2 miles |
| Mossley CofE Primary School | 70% | 4% | 5% | 413 | 1.4 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.77%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.65%
- Persistent absence
- 11.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Havannah Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Congleton
-
Daven Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Congleton
-
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Congleton
-
Marlfields Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Congleton
-
Mossley CofE Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Congleton
Other schools in Congleton
Buglawton Primary School ranks 5th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Congleton.
- Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- Black Firs Primary School Primary
- Daven Primary School Primary
- Havannah Primary School Primary
- Marlfields Primary School Primary
- Mossley CofE Primary School Primary
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Quinta Primary School Primary
- Congleton High School Secondary
- Eaton Bank Academy Secondary
- Aidenswood School Special schools
- Esland Daven School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Buglawton Primary School teach?
- Buglawton Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Congleton.
- Who is the headteacher of Buglawton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Buglawton Primary School is Miss A Kennerley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Buglawton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Buglawton Primary 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 many pupils are at Buglawton Primary School?
- Buglawton Primary School has 202 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Buglawton Primary School full?
- Buglawton Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 202 on roll (96%), 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 Buglawton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Buglawton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Buglawton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Buglawton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Buglawton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Buglawton Primary School compare with other schools in Cheshire East?
- Buglawton Primary School ranked 80th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Buglawton Primary School's absence rate?
- Buglawton Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Buglawton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Buglawton Primary 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.