Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School
Cambridge Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 4AQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Donna Wellings
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 256
- URN
- 111084
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01513551735
About this school
Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School is a community primary school in Ellesmere Port. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 256 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 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 52% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 71% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 71% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 77% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.20 | - | - |
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 Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery 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 | 55% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 249 |
| 2023/24 | 250 |
| 2024/25 | 247 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School compares
Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School ranked 78th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 4.6% | 30.1% | 256 | — |
| William Stockton Community Primary School | 63% | 5.7% | 44.2% | 367 | 0.4 miles |
| Wolverham Primary and Nursery School | 71% | 4.7% | 44% | 277 | 0.4 miles |
| Westminster Community Primary School | 61% | 5.8% | 52.4% | 151 | 0.4 miles |
| St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School | 61% | 5.3% | 37.5% | 209 | 0.6 miles |
| Whitby Heath Primary School | 52% | 4.5% | 12.3% | 406 | 0.8 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
- 10 October 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report15 June 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.09%
- English as an additional language
- 25.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.56%
- Persistent absence
- 10.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
William Stockton Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
Wolverham Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
Westminster Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
Whitby Heath Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
Other schools in Ellesmere Port
Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School ranks 12th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Ellesmere Port.
- Brookside Primary School Primary
- Childer Thornton Primary School Primary
- Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Little Sutton C of E Primary School Primary
- Meadow Primary School Primary
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Primary
- Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Rivacre Valley Primary School Primary
- Rossmore School Primary
- St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School Primary
- St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ellesmere Port.
- Who is the headteacher of Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Donna Wellings, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery 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 Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School?
- Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School has 256 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School full?
- Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 210 pupils and 256 on roll (122%), 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 Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School ranked 78th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery 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.