Smallwood CofE Primary School
Academy converter in Sandbach, CW11 2UR, taking ages 4 to 11, 178 on roll.
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In 2025/26, the furthest child offered a place lived 4.93 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
How this compares: every Cheshire East school's distance, tightest first →
The circle is 4.93 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2025/26.
Smallwood CofE Primary School: 4.93 miles, 2025/26 Rode Heath Primary School: 1.96 miles, 2025/26, published by Cheshire East
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Smallwood CofE Primary School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children and faith criteria come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary. The labels on the map are postcode districts whose centre falls inside both circles; each opens the district's guide.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
One published year so far: 2025/26, from Cheshire East. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: Cheshire East, published admission distances, 2025/26
Where Smallwood CofE Primary School and Rode Heath Primary School are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Rode Heath Primary School admitted from 1.96 miles in 2025/26, published by Cheshire East. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside both published distances, cheapest first by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is ST7 at £170,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From Smallwood CofE Primary School | From Rode Heath Primary School | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST7 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 3.6 mi | 1.9 mi | £170,000 152 sales |
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Distances measured from each district's centre to each school's point on the Department for Education register.
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Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Smallwood CofE Primary School that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rode Heath Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.96 mi 2025/26 | 1.7 mi |
| Pikemere School Both in reach | Primary | 0.21 mi 2025/26 | 2.6 mi |
| Scholar Green Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.56 mi 2025/26 | 2.6 mi |
| Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.52 mi 2025/26 | 2.7 mi |
| The Quinta Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.67 mi 2025/26 | 2.7 mi |
| Alsager Highfields Community Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 2.31 mi 2025/26 | 2.8 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 178 pupils in 140 places (127% full, over capacity) |
| Trust | THE SMALLWOOD ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Cheshire East |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Good, inspected 10 September 2024. Ungraded inspection, September 2024: school remains Good |
| Meeting the expected standard | 43.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 43.0% |
| 2023/24 | 90.0% |
| 2022/23 | 74.0% |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Smallwood CofE Primary School
| Girls and boys | 50.0% girls, 50.0% boys |
| English as an additional language | 3.4% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 6.7% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of Smallwood CofE Primary School
Cheapest district inside the 4.93 miles: ST7, median £170,000. Dearest: CW11, £217,500.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST7 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 3.6 mi | £170,000 152 sales |
| CW12 | Cheshire East | 3.7 mi | £173,000 82 sales |
| CW11 | Cheshire East | 3.2 mi | £217,500 59 sales |
How to read this
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 4.93 miles the school admitted from in 2025/26, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
How this compares across England: what a tight gate costs, school by school.
Source: HM Land Registry sold prices, via each district's area guide
Getting to Smallwood CofE Primary School by bus
No bus stop with a scheduled departure within 600 m of the school, in the timetables operators have published to the Bus Open Data Service.
The fee-paying alternative
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Checking the house as well as the school
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for Smallwood CofE Primary School?
Smallwood CofE Primary School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2025/26 lived 4.93 miles away, per Cheshire East.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Smallwood CofE Primary School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 4.93 miles was enough in 2025/26, and at 127% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Smallwood CofE Primary School guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings and faith criteria ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
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