Daven Primary School
New Street, Congleton, CW12 3AH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennifer Gosling
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Congleton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 137
- URN
- 146995
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01260228088
About this school
Daven Primary School is a primary academy in Congleton. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 137 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
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
- Expected 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 | 31 | 21 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 52% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 76% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 86% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 48% | 57% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Daven 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 | 48% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 145 |
| 2023/24 | 130 |
| 2024/25 | 142 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Daven Primary School compares
Daven Primary School ranked 77th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 8.5% | 57.8% | 137 | — |
| Marlfields Primary School | 28% | 6.3% | 34.4% | 177 | 0.5 miles |
| Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School | 53% | 4% | 15.4% | 183 | 0.6 miles |
| Buglawton Primary School | 60% | 4.7% | 30.8% | 202 | 0.8 miles |
| Mossley CofE Primary School | 70% | 4% | 5% | 413 | 1.0 miles |
| Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School | 15% | 6.1% | 12.1% | 99 | 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
-
Graded inspection report6 May 2026
- 26 September 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 57.75%
- English as an additional language
- 12%
- Overall absence
- 8.47%
- Persistent absence
- 26.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Marlfields Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Congleton
-
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Congleton
-
Buglawton Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Congleton
-
Mossley CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Congleton
-
Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Congleton
Other schools in Congleton
Daven Primary School ranks 4th 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
- Havannah Primary School Primary
- Marlfields 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 Daven Primary School teach?
- Daven Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Congleton.
- Who is the headteacher of Daven Primary School?
- The headteacher of Daven Primary School is Mrs Jennifer Gosling, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Daven Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Daven 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 Daven Primary School?
- Daven Primary School has 137 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Daven Primary School full?
- Daven Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 137 on roll (65%), 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 Daven Primary School a faith school?
- No. Daven Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Daven Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Daven Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Daven Primary School?
- Daven Primary School is part of THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Daven Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Daven Primary School rank locally?
- Daven Primary School ranked 77th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Daven Primary School's absence rate?
- Daven Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Daven Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Daven 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 15 July 2026.