The Acorns Primary and Nursery School

How places are decided at The Acorns Primary and Nursery School

The Acorns Primary and Nursery School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge The Acorns Primary and Nursery School's ungraded inspection to be?

Ofsted judged The Acorns Primary and Nursery School's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in June 2025 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend The Acorns Primary and Nursery School?

The Acorns Primary and Nursery School has 356 pupils on roll.

What ages does The Acorns Primary and Nursery School take?

The Acorns Primary and Nursery School admits pupils aged 2 to 11.

Where is The Acorns Primary and Nursery School located?

The Acorns Primary and Nursery School is located in Ellesmere Port, CH65 7ED, Cheshire West and Chester.

How do I apply to The Acorns Primary and Nursery School?

The Acorns Primary and Nursery 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.

How far from The Acorns Primary and Nursery School were places offered?

The furthest place offered at The Acorns Primary and Nursery School for 2026-27 (Reception) was 0.9 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

How are Reception places decided at The Acorns Primary and Nursery School?

When The Acorns Primary and Nursery School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care and previously in care — Highest priority will be given to children in care and children previously in care who apply for a place at the school; 2. Sibling — Priority will next be given to children to have a sibling in school, who will still be attending in the following year. Siblings include step siblings, foster siblings, adopted siblings and other children living permanently at the same address. Priority will not be given to children with siblings who are former pupils of the school nor siblings who are due to leave the school and move to high school for the next year; 3. Catchment area — Priority will next be given to children resident within the designated catchment zone of the school. Children will be classed within this category if they and their parents or carers are resident within the area served by the school at the time of application. However, for the normal admission rounds, the authority may consider a change of address providing the child is resident in the new property and supporting documentation is received by the deadline as specified by the Local Authority for reception applications, when the authority will begin the allocation of places process, and 1 further criteria. Tie-break: Where it is identified that there are a limited number of places available and the local authority cannot differentiate between the applications using the nearest school criterion, a random allocation tie-breaker will be applied. This may be required for example, where applicants reside in the same block of flats or separate addresses measuring the same distance from school.

What is the largest ethnic background at The Acorns Primary and Nursery School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 84.3% of pupils at The Acorns Primary and Nursery School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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