St John's CofE Academy
Academy sponsor led in Sandbach, Cheshire East.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 154 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 18.80% |
| Trust or sponsor | NORTH WEST ACADEMIES TRUST LIMITED |
| Local authority | Cheshire East |
| Address | Heath Road, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 2LE |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Telephone | 01270762859 |
| URN | 151487 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 26 September 2023, published 5 February 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | No |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (St John's CofE Primary School, URN 111334).
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
- Offley Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Sandbach Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- Wheelock Primary School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- Elworth Hall Primary School (primary school, about 2.9 km)
- Elworth CofE Primary School (primary school, about 3.2 km)
- Brereton CofE Primary School (primary school, about 3.3 km)
- Smallwood CofE Primary School (primary school, about 3.4 km)
- Pikemere School (primary school, about 4.7 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.