Haslington Primary Academy

About Haslington Primary Academy

Haslington Primary Academy was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a rating it has held consistently. The school’s most telling academic metric is its Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 year, where 64% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure matches the local authority average for Cheshire East exactly, placing the school in the middle of the pack — ranked 62nd out of 113 primary schools in the area. While this is a solid, unremarkable result, a closer look reveals some variation between subjects. In writing, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard, and in maths, 73% did, but reading lagged slightly at 67%. The proportion of pupils reaching the higher standard in all three subjects was just 3%, though individual subject figures were higher: 39% hit the higher bar in reading and 30% in maths. Nationally, the school sits around the 46th percentile for expected standards.

The Ofsted report from 2023 was an ungraded inspection, meaning the school remains Good without a full re-evaluation. The previous graded inspection in 2013 also rated overall effectiveness as Good, with leadership and management judged Outstanding at that time. In the 2023 visit, inspectors confirmed that leadership and management remain Good. The school has no sixth form, as it caters for children from age 2 to 11, and it does offer nursery provision. With 300 pupils on roll against a capacity of 315, the school is not quite full, but it is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 98 applications for 45 places, with 37 first-preference offers made. That gives an oversubscription ratio of 2.18, meaning demand is strong but not extreme. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 13%, slightly below the national average.

Facilities include a gymnasium, sports hall, ICT suite, sensory room, outdoor playground and a chapel, which is unusual for a state primary. Sports on offer include cross country, cricket, rounders, football and dance, while clubs range from book club and science club to coding and film club. The school has a well-documented SEND offer, with provisions for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. This suggests a school that can support a range of additional needs within a mainstream setting. For families in Cheshire East, Haslington Primary Academy represents a dependable, mid-ranking option with consistent outcomes and a broad extracurricular programme, though those seeking top-tier academic performance might look to nearby schools like Peover Superior Endowed or The Dingle Primary, which is just one kilometre away and rated Outstanding.

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