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Excalibur Primary School

Cheshire East, ST7 2RQPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Oct 2023
KS2 Results
75%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.2×
Oversubscribed
35 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2572 of 13,686 nationally

About Excalibur Primary School

Excalibur Primary School sits within the Cheshire East local authority, a large area with 123 primary schools where it currently ranks 23rd overall — comfortably inside the top 25% of its peers. The three highest-ranked primaries in the borough are Peover Superior Endowed Primary School, Bexton Primary School, and Ashdene Primary School, all of which sit above Excalibur in the local rankings. The school is a state-funded, mixed-gender primary for children aged 4 to 11, with no religious character and no nursery or sixth-form provision. Juliet Jones is the headteacher. The school is noticeably oversubscribed: for 30 places in the 2025/26 intake, it received 84 total applications, with 35 first-preference applications and only 29 first-preference offers — an oversubscription ratio of 2.8 to 1. That level of demand suggests strong local reputation, and the school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2023 rated it Good overall, with Outstanding marks for early years provision and for behaviour and attitudes.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterNone
AddressIvy Lane, Stoke-on-Trent, Cheshire East, ST7 2RQ
HeadteacherJuliet Jones
Local AuthorityCheshire East
Number of Pupils251
Free School Meals (FSM)7.6%
School Capacity251 / 234 (107% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

11 Oct 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Source: Ofsted, 13 Nov 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
ICT SuiteLibraryArt StudiosOutdoor PlaygroundSensory RoomDining Hall

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

AthleticsGymnasticsTennisSwimmingCross CountryCricket

Clubs & Activities

GardeningFilm ClubDramaEco Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

Mental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

09:00 – 15:20

Source: excalibur.cheshire.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Excalibur Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.