Wrenbury Primary School
Nantwich Road, Wrenbury, Nantwich, CW5 8EN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Charlesworth
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 160
- Pupils on roll
- 134
- URN
- 111078
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01270260656
About this school
Wrenbury Primary School is a community primary school in Nantwich. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 134 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wrenbury 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 January 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 | 14 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 43% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 79% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 93% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 86% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Wrenbury 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 | 57% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 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 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 130 |
| 2023/24 | 128 |
| 2024/25 | 130 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wrenbury Primary School compares
Wrenbury Primary School ranked 81st 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 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.3% | 29.2% | 134 | — |
| Sound and District Primary School | 74% | 5.4% | 6.5% | 138 | 1.9 miles |
| Millfields Primary Academy | 71% | 5% | 27.4% | 229 | 4.0 miles |
| Weaver Primary School | 68% | 3.2% | 5.3% | 209 | 4.1 miles |
| Acton Church of England Primary Academy | 84% | 4.4% | 8% | 195 | 4.1 miles |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 61% | 4.9% | 13.5% | 198 | 4.2 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)
- 29.23%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.29%
- Persistent absence
- 12.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sound and District Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Nantwich
-
Millfields Primary Academy4.0 miles
Primary · Nantwich
-
Weaver Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Nantwich
-
Acton Church of England Primary Academy4.1 miles
Primary · Nantwich
-
St Anne's Catholic Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Nantwich
Other schools in Nantwich
Wrenbury Primary School ranks 12th 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
- Sound and District 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
Common questions
- What ages does Wrenbury Primary School teach?
- Wrenbury Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Nantwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Wrenbury Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wrenbury Primary School is Mrs Rebecca Charlesworth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wrenbury Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wrenbury 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 Wrenbury Primary School?
- Wrenbury Primary School has 134 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Wrenbury Primary School full?
- Wrenbury Primary School has capacity for 160 pupils and 134 on roll (84%), so it has space against 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 Wrenbury Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wrenbury Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wrenbury Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wrenbury Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Wrenbury Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% 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 Wrenbury Primary School compare with other schools in Cheshire East?
- Wrenbury Primary School ranked 81st 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 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wrenbury Primary School's absence rate?
- Wrenbury Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wrenbury Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wrenbury 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.