Elworth Hall Primary School
Lawton Way, Elworth, Sandbach, CW11 1TE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHANCERY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Clark
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Congleton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 148985
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01270910456
About this school
Elworth Hall Primary School is a primary academy in Sandbach. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 209 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. 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 59% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 78% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 78% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 63% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
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 Elworth Hall 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 | 57% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 209 |
| 2023/24 | 202 |
| 2024/25 | 197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Elworth Hall Primary School compares
Elworth Hall Primary School ranked 96th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 4.8% | 9.1% | 209 | — |
| Elworth CofE Primary School | 73% | 4.1% | 9.3% | 413 | 0.2 miles |
| Sandbach Primary Academy | 75% | 5% | 36.7% | 149 | 0.8 miles |
| Offley Primary Academy | 75% | 3.5% | 10.6% | 454 | 0.8 miles |
| Wheelock Primary School | 58% | 4.5% | 12.2% | 394 | 1.1 miles |
| St John's CofE Academy | — | 8.1% | 20.5% | 154 | 1.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.14%
- English as an additional language
- 4.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.82%
- Persistent absence
- 8.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Elworth CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Sandbach
-
Sandbach Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Sandbach
-
Offley Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Sandbach
-
Wheelock Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Sandbach
-
St John's CofE Academy1.8 miles
Primary · Sandbach
Other schools in Sandbach
Elworth Hall Primary School ranks 6th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Sandbach.
- Brereton CofE Primary School Primary
- Elworth CofE Primary School Primary
- Offley Primary Academy Primary
- Sandbach 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 year groups does Elworth Hall Primary School teach?
- Elworth Hall Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sandbach.
- Who is the headteacher of Elworth Hall Primary School?
- The headteacher of Elworth Hall Primary School is Mrs Emma Clark, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Elworth Hall Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Elworth Hall 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 Elworth Hall Primary School?
- Elworth Hall Primary School has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Elworth Hall Primary School full?
- Elworth Hall Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 209 on roll (100%), 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 Elworth Hall Primary School a faith school?
- No. Elworth Hall Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Elworth Hall Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Elworth Hall Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Elworth Hall Primary School?
- Elworth Hall Primary School is part of CHANCERY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Elworth Hall Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Elworth Hall Primary School rank locally?
- Elworth Hall Primary School ranked 96th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Elworth Hall Primary School's absence rate?
- Elworth Hall Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Elworth Hall Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Elworth Hall 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 10 July 2026.