# Rudheath Primary Academy and Nursery

Rudheath Primary Academy and Nursery is a primary school in Cheshire West and Chester, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 371 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E139379. [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 371
- Council: Cheshire West and Chester
- URN: 139379

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 15 October 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 55% of pupils at Rudheath Primary Academy and Nursery met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Cheshire West and Chester and 62% in England.
4% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Cheshire West and Chester | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [OneSchool Global Northwich](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oneschool-global-northwich-e134493): 550 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [The Rudheath Senior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-rudheath-senior-academy-e137582): 620 m. Secondary. School remains Good, January 2023. Attainment 8 of 32.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Victoria Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/victoria-road-primary-school-e143164): 1.7 km. Primary. Good (overall), May 2024. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Leftwich Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leftwich-community-primary-school-e148459): 1.8 km. Primary. Good (overall), April 2024. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/witton-church-walk-cofe-aided-nursery-and-primary-school-e111389): 1.9 km. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The County High School, Leftwich](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-county-high-school-leftwich-e138743): 2 km. Secondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 50.1 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139379)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139379)

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