St John's CofE Academy
Primary school in Sandbach, Cheshire East. Inadequate (Sep 2023). Special measures.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 26 September 2023, report published 5 February 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Special measures. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
This grade was given to St John's CofE Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. St John's CofE Academy hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Inadequate overall. The lowest grade. The school had serious problems. 2% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Inadequate.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | No |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around September 2027
The last inspection was in September 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 1.0 milesOffley Primary Academy
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Oct 2024)
- 1.2 milesSandbach Primary Academy
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Oct 2024)
- 1.5 milesWheelock Primary School
Good (Jan 2024)
- 1.8 milesElworth Hall Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Dec 2024)
- 2.0 milesElworth CofE Primary School
School remains Good (Oct 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.