Primary school in Knutsford, Cheshire West and Chester
Lower Peover CofE Primary School
The Cobbles, Lower Peover, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 9PZ
Ofsted
Graded Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 2 July 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- Places
- 210
- How full
- Nearly full — 208 of 210 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 101 / 107
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Cheshire East 007G, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 41%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 17%
- Households owning their home
- 78%
- Households in social housing
- 8%
- Households with no car
- 6%
- Adults economically inactive
- 44%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- CHESTER DIOCESAN LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Sharon Dean
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Ward
- Chelford
- Constituency
- Tatton
- URN
- 152173
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bexton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 82% | 2.1 mi |
| Egerton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 87% | 2.8 mi |
| Peover Superior Endowed Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Outstanding 2023 | 77% | 2.8 mi |
| St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | — | 2.9 mi |
| Manor Park Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 65% | 3.1 mi |
| Lostock Gralam CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | — | 3.2 mi |
| Byley Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Good 2023 | 60% | 3.2 mi |
| Goostrey Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 86% | 3.5 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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