Cranberry Academy
Academy sponsor led in Cheshire East, Cheshire East.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 434 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 472 |
| Free school meals | 10.50% |
| Trust or sponsor | ST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Cheshire East |
| Address | Cranberry Lane, Alsager, Cranberry Academy, Cheshire East, Cheshire, ST7 2LE |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.cranberryacademy.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01270902054 |
| URN | 139910 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 2 June 2026, published 25 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 26 April 2022, published 23 June 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 2 October 2019, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Pikemere School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Alsager Highfields Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Excalibur Primary School (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- Rode Heath Primary School (primary school, about 3.2 km)
- St Saviour's CofE Academy (primary school, about 4.3 km)
- The Reginald Mitchell Primary School (primary school, about 4.6 km)
- Ravensmead Primary School (primary school, about 4.6 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.