Cranberry Academy
Cranberry Lane, ST7 2LE
434 pupils · 97% of 446 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Free school meals
- 10.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 2 June 2026, published 25 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 58% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.9 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 52 | 47 | 90 | 52 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 46 | 44 | 72 | 44 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 55 | 101 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 56 | 49 | 87 | 56 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 42 | 80 | 54 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 45 | 38 | 65 | 45 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 49 | 37 | 78 | 46 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 36 | 30 | 70 | 35 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School 1 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Pikemere School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Alsager Highfields Community Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Excalibur Primary School 2.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Rode Heath Primary School 3.2 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- St Saviour's CofE Academy 4.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.