St John's CofE Academy
Heath Road, Sandbach, CW11 2LE
154 pupils · 73% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- NORTH WEST ACADEMIES TRUST LIMITED
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Free school meals
- 18.8%
Ofsted
Inadequate (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 26 September 2023, published 5 February 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.75 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 16 | 12 | 20 | 14 |
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
- Offley Primary Academy 1.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Sandbach Primary Academy 1.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Wheelock Primary School 2.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Elworth Hall Primary School 2.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Elworth CofE Primary School 3.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Brereton CofE Primary School 3.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · 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.