Sandbach Primary Academy
Crewe Road, Sandbach, CW11 4NS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ASPIRE EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Principal
- Miss Emily Crumbleholme
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Aspire Educational Trust
- Constituency
- Congleton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 149
- URN
- 141809
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01270918922
About this school
Sandbach Primary Academy is a primary academy in Sandbach. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 149 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sandbach Primary Academy, 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- 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 | 16 | 11 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 73% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 73% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 73% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 73% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.50 | - | - |
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 Sandbach Primary 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 | 75% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 133 |
| 2023/24 | 141 |
| 2024/25 | 147 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sandbach Primary Academy compares
Sandbach Primary Academy ranked 33rd of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 5% | 36.7% | 149 | — |
| Wheelock Primary School | 58% | 4.5% | 12.2% | 394 | 0.5 miles |
| Offley Primary Academy | 75% | 3.5% | 10.6% | 454 | 0.6 miles |
| Elworth Hall Primary School | 52% | 4.8% | 9.1% | 209 | 0.8 miles |
| Elworth CofE Primary School | 73% | 4.1% | 9.3% | 413 | 0.9 miles |
| St John's CofE Academy | — | 8.1% | 20.5% | 154 | 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.67%
- English as an additional language
- 12.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.04%
- Persistent absence
- 13.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wheelock Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sandbach
-
Offley Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Sandbach
-
Elworth Hall Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sandbach
-
Elworth CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Sandbach
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St John's CofE Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Sandbach
Other schools in Sandbach
Sandbach Primary Academy ranks 2nd of the 8 ranked primary schools in Sandbach.
- Brereton CofE Primary School Primary
- Elworth CofE Primary School Primary
- Elworth Hall Primary School Primary
- Offley Primary Academy Primary
- Smallwood CofE Primary School Primary
- St John's CofE Academy Primary
- Warmingham CofE Primary School Primary
- Wheelock Primary School Primary
- Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College Secondary
- Sandbach School Secondary
- Cheshire Hall School Special schools
- The Lodge AP Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Sandbach Primary Academy teach?
- Sandbach Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Sandbach.
- Who is the principal of Sandbach Primary Academy?
- The principal of Sandbach Primary Academy is Miss Emily Crumbleholme, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sandbach Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sandbach Primary 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 Sandbach Primary Academy?
- Sandbach Primary Academy has 149 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Sandbach Primary Academy full?
- Sandbach Primary Academy has capacity for 105 pupils and 149 on roll (142%), 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 Sandbach Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Sandbach Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Sandbach Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sandbach Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Sandbach Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Sandbach Primary Academy is part of THE ASPIRE EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sandbach Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sandbach Primary Academy compare with other schools in Cheshire East?
- Sandbach Primary Academy ranked 33rd of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sandbach Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Sandbach Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sandbach Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sandbach Primary 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 2 July 2026.