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The Acorns Primary and Nursery School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Pooltown Road
 Ellesmere Port
 Cheshire CH65 7ED
Telephone: 0151 355 1546

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 2-11)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2022
History: This school arose from The Acorns Primary and Nursery School
Trust: The Rowan Learning Trust
Sponsor: The Rowan Learning Trust

Staff and Pupils

Executive Headteacher: Mr Nathan Painter (since September 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Hannah Broom
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 19 / 19.9
Non-teaching Staff*: 27.55
Number of pupils: 356
Pupils Per Teacher: 18.7
Sex: Mixed (52% boys / 48% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 48.50% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 29.7%
Local child deprivation rate: 24.6% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 15.7%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 23.0%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.5km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Electoral Ward: Central and Grange
School Number: 8963803

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 14th February 2018 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
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* Other schools occupying the same site, or related to this one through splits or mergers
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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