The Acorns Primary and Nursery School, Ellesmere Port

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2021. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

The Acorns Primary and Nursery School

Pooltown Road, Ellesmere Port CH65 7ED

http://www.theacornsprimary.co.uk/

The Acorns Primary and Nursery School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Cheshire West and Chester). It has about 360 boys and girls aged between 2 and 11. In February 2018 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Disadvantaged pupils, Progress and Admissions. Relative weaknesses include Attendance, Finances, Attainment and Environment.

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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.4		Brookside Primary School
0.6		William Stockton Community Primary School
0.7		Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
0.7		Westminster Community Primary School
0.7		Rivacre Valley Primary School
0.8		St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School
0.8		St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
0.9		Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School
0.9		Whitby Heath Primary School
0.9		Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School
1.0		Sutton Green Primary School
1.1		Rossmore School

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Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress in maths is about average. Progress in reading is above average. Progress in writing is above average.

Progress: Above average. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is above average and in writing it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate is quite low and the offer rate is roughly average.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are roughly average, while crime is very high.

Attainment: Poor. Maths attainment is poor, reading is below average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Finances: Poor. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

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