Cranberry Academy
Cranberry Lane, Alsager, ST7 2LE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucie Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- St Bart's Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Congleton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 434
- URN
- 139910
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01270902054
About this school
Cranberry Academy is a primary academy in Cheshire East. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 434 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cranberry Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 65% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 5% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 78% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 78% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 80% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Cranberry Academy 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 | 65% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 430 |
| 2023/24 | 435 |
| 2024/25 | 451 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cranberry Academy compares
Cranberry Academy ranked 84th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 3.4% | 11.9% | 434 | — |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School | 67% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 239 | 0.6 miles |
| Pikemere School | 77% | 3.6% | 8.8% | 254 | 0.7 miles |
| Alsager Highfields Community Primary School | 72% | 5% | 20.2% | 223 | 0.9 miles |
| Excalibur Primary School | 84% | 3.4% | 8.8% | 242 | 1.3 miles |
| Rode Heath Primary School | 84% | 3.7% | 11.3% | 245 | 2.0 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.9%
- English as an additional language
- 6.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.42%
- Persistent absence
- 5.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Pikemere School0.7 miles
Primary · Alsager
-
Alsager Highfields Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Excalibur Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Rode Heath Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
Common questions
- What ages does Cranberry Academy teach?
- Cranberry Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Cheshire East.
- Who is the headteacher of Cranberry Academy?
- The headteacher of Cranberry Academy is Mrs Lucie Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cranberry Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cranberry Academy, 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 Cranberry Academy?
- Cranberry Academy has 434 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Cranberry Academy full?
- Cranberry Academy has capacity for 446 pupils and 434 on roll (97%), 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 Cranberry Academy a faith school?
- No. Cranberry Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Cranberry Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cranberry Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Cranberry Academy part of an academy trust?
- Cranberry Academy is part of ST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cranberry Academy'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 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cranberry Academy compare with other schools in Cheshire East?
- Cranberry Academy ranked 84th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cranberry Academy's absence rate?
- Cranberry Academy's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cranberry Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cranberry Academy'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 15 July 2026.