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: 370
Pupils Per Teacher: 19.5
Sex: Mixed (50% boys / 50% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 49.80% (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
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Brookside Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  2. Ellesmere Port Church of England College (0.9km) show on map
  3. William Stockton Community Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  4. The Bridge Short Stay School (1.0km) show on map
  5. Hinderton School (1.2km) show on map
  6. Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  7. Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Volunt... (1.2km) show on map
  8. Westminster Community Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  9. Rivacre Valley Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  10. St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  11. St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School (1.3km) show on map
  12. Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School (1.4km) show on map
  13. Whitby Heath Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  14. Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery ... (1.5km) show on map
  15. Sutton Green Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  16. Rossmore School (1.7km) show on map
  17. Meadow Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  18. Wolverham Primary and Nursery School (1.8km) show on map
  19. Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  20. Archers Brook SEMH Residential School (1.9km) show on map
  21. Woodlands Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  22. The Whitby High School (2.0km) show on map
  23. Little Sutton C of E Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  24. St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery... (2.2km) show on map
  25. The Oaks Community Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  26. Childer Thornton Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  27. Rivacre Brook (3.0km) show on map
  28. Capenhurst CofE Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  29. Millfields Church of England (Controlled) Pri... (4.6km) show on map
  30. St Oswald's CofE Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  31. South Wirral High School (5.1km) show on map
  32. Heygarth Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  33. Christ The King Catholic Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  34. Raeburn Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  35. Brookhurst Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  36. Willaston CofE Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  37. Mendell Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  38. Saughall All Saints Church of England Primary... (6.7km) show on map
  39. Elton Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  40. Acresfield Academy (7.0km) show on map
  41. Upton Heath CofE Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  42. Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School (7.4km) show on map
  43. Co-op Academy Woodslee (7.4km) show on map
  44. Banks Road Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  45. Upton Westlea Primary School (7.7km) show on map
  46. Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School (7.8km) show on map
  47. Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College (7.8km) show on map
  48. Ancora House School (7.8km) show on map
  49. St Theresa's Catholic Primary School (8.0km) show on map
  50. Poulton Lancelyn Primary School (8.1km) show on map
  51. Stockton Wood Community Primary School (8.1km) show on map
  52. Upton-by-Chester High School (8.1km) show on map
  53. Mill View Primary School (8.3km) show on map
  54. ES Independent School (8.3km) show on map
  55. The Hammond (8.4km) show on map
  56. The Arches Community Primary School (8.4km) show on map
  57. The Academy of St Nicholas (8.4km) show on map
  58. Prudentia Education (8.5km) show on map
  59. Garston Church of England Primary School (8.5km) show on map
  60. Mickle Trafford Village School (8.5km) show on map
  61. J H Godwin Primary School (8.6km) show on map
  62. Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College (8.7km) show on map
  63. The Firs School (8.7km) show on map
  64. St Christopher's Catholic Primary School (8.7km) show on map
  65. Woodfall Primary and Nursery School (8.7km) show on map
  66. Highfield Community Primary School (8.8km) show on map
  67. Middlefield Community Primary School (8.8km) show on map
  68. Newton Primary School (8.9km) show on map
  69. St Winefride's Catholic Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  70. St Austin's Catholic Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  71. Gilmour Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  72. Neston High School (9.2km) show on map
  73. Stanton Road Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  74. St Ambrose Catholic Academy (9.3km) show on map
  75. Dee Point Primary School (9.3km) show on map
  76. St Martin's Academy Chester (9.4km) show on map
  77. Springwood Heath Primary School (9.4km) show on map
  78. Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School (9.5km) show on map
  79. Neston Primary School (9.5km) show on map
  80. Church Drive Primary School (9.5km) show on map
  81. Thornton Hough Primary School (9.6km) show on map
  82. Palmerston School (9.6km) show on map
  83. Hunts Cross Primary School (9.7km) show on map
  84. Wirral Grammar School for Boys (9.7km) show on map
  85. Maple Grove School (9.8km) show on map
  86. St Margaret's Church of England Academy (9.8km) show on map
  87. Sudley Primary School (9.8km) show on map
  88. Horn's Mill Primary School (9.9km) show on map
  89. Wirral Grammar School for Girls (9.9km) show on map
  90. Brackenwood Infant School (9.9km) show on map
  91. St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Prima... (9.9km) show on map
  92. Hoole Church of England Primary School (9.9km) show on map
  93. Guilden Sutton CofE Primary School (10.0km) show on map
  94. Abbey School for Exceptional Children (10.0km) show on map
  95. Booker Avenue Junior School (10.0km) show on map
  96. Booker Avenue Infant School (10.0km) show on map
  97. Brackenwood Junior School (10.1km) show on map
  98. The Queen's School (10.1km) show on map
  99. St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School (10.1km) show on map
  100. St Andrew's CofE Primary School (10.2km) show on map
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Associated Schools

* 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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