Bexton Primary School

About Bexton Primary School

Bexton Primary School is significantly oversubscribed, a clear signal of its standing in Cheshire East. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 124 applications for just 60 places, with 58 of those applications coming from families who put it as their first preference. This demand is understandable given the school’s popularity, but it also means competition is fierce: the oversubscription ratio sits at 2.07, and only 53 first-preference offers were made. The school is currently operating above its official capacity of 420 pupils, with 490 children on roll, which suggests a thriving community that families are keen to join. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is just 4.3%, well below the national average, indicating a relatively affluent intake. Bexton is a mixed, non-denominational state primary for ages 2 to 11, with nursery provision available, and is led by headteacher Emily Armstrong.

Academically, Bexton Primary is a standout performer. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 95% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared to a local authority average of just 64%. This places the school second out of 113 primary schools in Cheshire East, and in the top 1% nationally. The school’s ranking score of 95 puts it in the top five tier of schools in the region. Looking at the finer detail, 98% of pupils reached the expected standard in maths, with an average scaled score of 110, and 97% did so in both reading and writing. At the higher standard, 57% achieved in reading, 52% in maths, and 45% in writing. In its most recent Ofsted inspection, the school retained its Good rating, with the early years provision judged Outstanding. Leadership and management, as well as the overall effectiveness, were both rated Good, consistent with the previous graded inspection in 2018.

Beyond the classroom, Bexton offers a solid range of facilities including an ICT suite, art studios, a sports hall, and a Forest School, alongside clubs like choir, chess, coding and gardening. Sports provision covers cross country, athletics, swimming, gymnastics and cricket. The school also has a chapel, which is unusual for a non-religious state school. For families with children who have additional needs, Bexton provides support for a range of SEND categories, including specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, and speech, language and communication needs, as well as a resourced provision. Given its high academic outcomes and oversubscribed status, this is a school best suited to families who are confident their child will thrive in a competitive, high-achieving environment and who can secure a place through the application process.

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