Sound and District Primary School
Whitchurch Road, Sound, Nantwich, CW5 8AE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Minshall-Thomas
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 133
- Pupils on roll
- 138
- URN
- 111074
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01270780270
About this school
Sound and District Primary School is a community primary school in Nantwich. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 138 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 24 | 23 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 74% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 4% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 87% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 100% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 96% | 95% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
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 Sound and District 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 | 71% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 137 |
| 2023/24 | 138 |
| 2024/25 | 139 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sound and District Primary School compares
Sound and District Primary School ranked 36th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 5.4% | 6.5% | 138 | — |
| Wrenbury Primary School | 60% | 5.3% | 29.2% | 134 | 1.9 miles |
| Weaver Primary School | 68% | 3.2% | 5.3% | 209 | 2.4 miles |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 61% | 4.9% | 13.5% | 198 | 2.5 miles |
| Stapeley Broad Lane CofE Primary School | 45% | 4.7% | 2.4% | 232 | 2.6 miles |
| Millfields Primary Academy | 71% | 5% | 27.4% | 229 | 2.6 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
- 28 February 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report2 December 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.47%
- English as an additional language
- 0.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.4%
- Persistent absence
- 9.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wrenbury Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Nantwich
-
Weaver Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Nantwich
-
St Anne's Catholic Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Nantwich
-
Stapeley Broad Lane CofE Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Nantwich
-
Millfields Primary Academy2.6 miles
Primary · Nantwich
Other schools in Nantwich
Sound and District Primary School ranks 5th of the 14 ranked primary schools in Nantwich.
- Acton Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Bridgemere CofE Primary School Primary
- Highfields Academy Primary
- Kingsbourne Academy Primary
- Millfields Primary Academy Primary
- Nantwich Primary Academy Primary
- Pear Tree Primary School Primary
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Oswald's Worleston CofE Primary School Primary
- Stapeley Broad Lane CofE Primary School Primary
- Weaver Primary School Primary
- Willaston Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sound and District Primary School teach?
- Sound and District Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Nantwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Sound and District Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sound and District Primary School is Mrs Laura Minshall-Thomas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sound and District Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sound and District 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 big is Sound and District Primary School?
- Sound and District Primary School has 138 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sound and District Primary School full?
- Sound and District Primary School has capacity for 133 pupils and 138 on roll (104%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sound and District Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sound and District Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sound and District Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sound and District Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Sound and District Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sound and District Primary School rank locally?
- Sound and District Primary School ranked 36th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sound and District Primary School's absence rate?
- Sound and District Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sound and District Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sound and District 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.