Primary school in Middlewich, Cheshire East
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Manor Lane, Middlewich, Cheshire, CW10 9DH
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 31 January 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
- 169
- Places
- 230
- How full
- 73% full — 169 of 230 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 75 / 94
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Cheshire East 024B, 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
- 31%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 17%
- Households owning their home
- 67%
- Households in social housing
- 11%
- Households with no car
- 21%
- Adults economically inactive
- 41%
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 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Janet McKinlay
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Ward
- Middlewich
- Constituency
- Mid Cheshire
- URN
- 151268
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlewich Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 67% | 0.1 mi |
| Cledford Primary & Nursery AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | — | 0.6 mi |
| Wimboldsley Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 52% | 1.6 mi |
| Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 35% | 2.3 mi |
| Wharton CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 37% | 2.5 mi |
| Byley Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Good 2023 | 60% | 2.6 mi |
| Warmingham CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 33% | 2.8 mi |
| St. Chad's Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 61% | 3.1 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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