The Dingle Primary School

Cheshire EastCommunity school

The Dingle, Haslington, Crewe, CW1 5SD

Headteacher: Mr Ben CoxSchool website ↗Pupils: 388 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected September 2023
Oversubscribed
85% of first-choice applicants offered a place
65%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected September 2023
85%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 27 September 2023Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
65.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
9.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 76%·Writing 76%·Maths 76%All three 65%
Reading
Expected76%
Exceeding41%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected76%
Exceeding13%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected76%
Exceeding22%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
71
How many got their first choice?
60of 71 (84.5%)
How many applied in total?
119

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
15.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
2.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
7.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
193 girls, 195 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 82% (2023/24), currently 65%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1669.0%0.0%+2.1-1.7+2.3
2016/1774.0%4.0%0.0-0.7+1.5
2017/1877.0%4.0%-1.3-1.7+1.2
2018/1967.0%13.0%+0.7+0.6+1.3
2022/2369.0%2.0%+0.6-0.1+1.6
2023/2482.0%14.0%---
2024/2565.0%9.0%---
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