The Acorns Primary and Nursery School
Pooltown Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 7ED
356 pupils · 90% of 394 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE ROWAN LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Free school meals
- 48.5%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 11 June 2025, published 2 July 2025. 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 | 56% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 45 | 44 | 70 | 45 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 38 | 36 | 67 | 38 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 40 | 36 | 79 | 40 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 45 | 45 | 70 | 45 |
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
- Brookside Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- William Stockton Community Primary School 0.9 km · No Ofsted rating
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Rivacre Valley Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Westminster Community Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2019) · previous system
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.