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Black Firs Primary School

URN
140981
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Black Firs Primary School
URN
140981
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

62 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

60

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

56

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#68 of 98 schools in Cheshire East

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Black Firs Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
22 November 2022
Inspection date
12 October 2022
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 22 November 2022

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

45

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

118

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

45

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.62×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Cheshire East
Admissions portal
Oxfordshire admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.black-firs.co.uk

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

83.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

72.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

79.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

68.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

CW12 4QJ - Longdown Road, Congleton, Cheshire

Contact details

Address
Longdown Road, Congleton, Cheshire
Postcode
CW12 4QJ
Phone
1260272935
Website
http://www.black-firs.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Cheshire East
Local authority code
895

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 358 schools in Cheshire East.

Authority statistics

Total schools

358

Open schools

180

Closed schools

178

Primary schools

251

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    22 November 202212 October 2022-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 22 November 2022
    • School remains Good

      Published
      22 November 2022
      Inspected
      12 October 2022
      Type
      -
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    38.1%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 44

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    49

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary251 (70.3%)
    • Secondary49 (13.7%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other57 (16.0%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Black Firs Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Heathfield Community High School507 mSecondaryClosed
    Congleton High School507 mSecondaryOpen
    Congleton High School507 mSecondaryClosed
    Westlands High School743 mSecondaryClosed
    The Quinta Primary School775 mPrimaryClosed
    The Quinta Primary School775 mPrimaryOpen
    Aidenswood School1.7 kmNot applicableOpen
    Congleton St James CofE Primary School1.7 kmPrimaryClosed
    Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School1.9 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Black Firs Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Heathfield Community High School
      Distance
      507 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Congleton High School
      Distance
      507 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Congleton High School
      Distance
      507 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Cheshire East)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Acton Church of England Primary AcademyPrimaryCW5 8LGOpen
    Acton CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryCW5 8LGClosed
    Adlington Primary SchoolPrimarySK10 4JXOpen
    Adlington Primary SchoolPrimarySK10 4JXClosed
    Alderley Edge Community Primary SchoolPrimarySK9 7UZClosed
    • Acton Church of England Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CW5 8LG
      Status
      Open
    • Acton CofE Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CW5 8LG
      Status
      Closed
    • Adlington Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SK10 4JX
      Status
      Open
    • Adlington Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SK10 4JX
      Status
      Closed
    • Alderley Edge Community Primary School
    Westlands High School
    Distance
    743 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • The Quinta Primary School
    Distance
    775 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • The Quinta Primary School
    Distance
    775 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Aidenswood School
    Distance
    1.7 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Congleton St James CofE Primary School
    Distance
    1.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    1.9 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    SK9 7UZ
    Status
    Closed