Marlfields Primary School
Waggs Road, Congleton, CW12 4BT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHILDREN FIRST LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Sleath
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Congleton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 206
- Pupils on roll
- 177
- URN
- 140895
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01260633120
About this school
Marlfields Primary School is a primary academy in Congleton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 177 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 35 | 21 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 38% | 28% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 81% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 62% | 41% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 71% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Marlfields 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 | 49% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 38% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 28% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 215 |
| 2023/24 | 195 |
| 2024/25 | 182 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Marlfields Primary School compares
Marlfields Primary School ranked 111th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 28% | 6.3% | 34.4% | 177 | — |
| Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School | 53% | 4% | 15.4% | 183 | 0.4 miles |
| Daven Primary School | 61% | 8.5% | 57.8% | 137 | 0.5 miles |
| Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School | 15% | 6.1% | 12.1% | 99 | 0.8 miles |
| The Quinta Primary School | 65% | 4% | 10.5% | 491 | 0.9 miles |
| Buglawton Primary School | 60% | 4.7% | 30.8% | 202 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
- 12 March 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report5 May 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.36%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.31%
- Persistent absence
- 16.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Congleton
-
Daven Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Congleton
-
Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Congleton
-
The Quinta Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Congleton
-
Buglawton Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Congleton
Other schools in Congleton
Marlfields Primary School ranks 8th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Congleton.
- Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- Black Firs Primary School Primary
- Buglawton Primary School Primary
- Daven Primary School Primary
- Havannah 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 year groups does Marlfields Primary School teach?
- Marlfields Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Congleton.
- Who is the headteacher of Marlfields Primary School?
- The headteacher of Marlfields Primary School is Mrs Claire Sleath, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Marlfields Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Marlfields 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 Marlfields Primary School?
- Marlfields Primary School has 177 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Marlfields Primary School full?
- Marlfields Primary School has capacity for 206 pupils and 177 on roll (86%), 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 Marlfields Primary School a faith school?
- No. Marlfields Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Marlfields Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Marlfields Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Marlfields Primary School?
- Marlfields Primary School is part of CHILDREN FIRST LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Marlfields Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Marlfields Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Marlfields Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 28% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Marlfields Primary School rank locally?
- Marlfields Primary School ranked 111th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Marlfields Primary School's absence rate?
- Marlfields Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Marlfields Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Marlfields 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 1 July 2026.