Mossley CofE Primary School

How places are decided at Mossley CofE Primary School

Mossley CofE Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted's latest inspection of Mossley CofE Primary School find?

An ungraded Ofsted inspection in January 2025 found: Standards maintained. An ungraded inspection issues no grade. Ofsted last graded Mossley CofE Primary School Good, in September 2019.

How many pupils attend Mossley CofE Primary School?

Mossley CofE Primary School has 413 pupils on roll.

What are Mossley CofE Primary School’s exam results?

In 2024-25, 70% of pupils at the end of primary school (key stage 2) reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.

What ages does Mossley CofE Primary School take?

Mossley CofE Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Mossley CofE Primary School located?

Mossley CofE Primary School is located in Congleton, CW12 3JA, Cheshire East.

How do I apply to Mossley CofE Primary School?

Mossley CofE Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does Mossley CofE Primary School have a religious character?

Yes — Mossley CofE Primary School has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How close do you need to live to get into Mossley CofE Primary School?

On offer day for 2025-26 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Mossley CofE Primary School was 1.353 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at Mossley CofE Primary School?

When Mossley CofE Primary School has more applications than places for 2024-25, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — "Looked after children" and children who were previously "looked after". A "looked after child" is a child who is in the care of a local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local authority (as defined in section 22 of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making the application to school. Children previously "looked after" are children who were looked after as defined above, but immediately after being "looked after" became subject to an adoption, 'child arrangements', or special guardianship order. An adoption order is an order under section 46 of the Adoption and Children act 2002. Including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted". A child is regarded as having been in state care outside of England if they were in the care of, or were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation, or any other provider of care whose sole or main purpose is to benefit society; 2. Siblings — Pupils with brothers or sisters step-brothers or step-sisters, foster brother or sisters, half-brother or half-sisters, adopted brothers or adopted sisters living together as part of one household, already attending the preferred school (in years reception through to year 5) and expected to continue at the school in the following school year (i.e. at the time of admission); 3. Children of staff at the school — Priority will be given to children of full-time members of staff who have been employed at the school for two or more years (at the time of application) and for new staff employed to fill a difficult to recruit position, and 2 further criteria. 60 places were offered at this entry point for 2024-25. Tie-break: Where we have to choose between two or more children in the same category as each other, then the nearer to the school the child lives when measured using an Ordnance Survey address–point system which measures straight line distances in miles from the address point of the place of residence to the address point of the school. In the event of there still being a tie, there will be a random ballot using an electronic random number generator.

What is the largest ethnic background at Mossley CofE Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 91.3% of pupils at Mossley CofE Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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