Peover Superior Endowed Primary School

About Peover Superior Endowed Primary School

Peover Superior Endowed Primary School is a small state primary in Cheshire East with 93 pupils on roll against a capacity of 105. The school serves a notably less disadvantaged intake than the national picture: just 5.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared with a typical primary average of around 23% nationally. Demand for places is intense. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 58 applications for 15 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.87. Of the 14 first-preference applications, only 12 offers were made, meaning even families who put Peover first face a significant chance of missing out. The school ranks first out of 113 primary schools in Cheshire East and fourth nationally out of 13,686, placing it in the top five per cent of primaries in the country. That combination of low disadvantage and high demand suggests a catchment where families are actively seeking out this school.

Academically, Peover’s Key Stage 2 results are exceptional. Every single pupil met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — 100%, compared with a local authority average of 64%. That’s a perfect score on the headline measure, and it’s backed by strong depth: 73% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, 36% in maths, and 18% in writing. Average scaled scores were 110 in reading and 109 in maths, both well above the national benchmark of 100. The school’s most recent graded Ofsted inspection, in 2017, rated it Outstanding overall, with Outstanding for leadership and management and early years provision. An ungraded inspection in March 2023 confirmed the school remains Outstanding. That’s a notable turnaround from its previous graded inspection in 2014, which rated the school Inadequate — so the improvement under current leadership has been significant.

The school offers a solid range of facilities for its size, including a sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields, art studios and a Forest School. Clubs cover coding, chess, gardening, choir and book club, while sports include netball, tennis, football, athletics and cricket. SEND provision is in place for speech, language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties or disabilities. With its small roll, strong academic outcomes and high local demand, Peover is best suited to families who can secure a place through the oversubscribed admissions process and who value a school where attainment is consistently high across the board. It’s a straightforward choice for those within the catchment, but the numbers mean it’s not an easy one to get into.

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