Nantwich South East & Wybunbury

Summary

Nantwich South East & Wybunbury (E02007031) is part of Cheshire East local authority (view on map). Nantwich South East & Wybunbury has an approximate population of 8,700 people, of which 19% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Nantwich South East & Wybunbury neighbours Haslington & Weston, Nantwich North East, Willaston & Shavington, Nantwich South West, Audlem, Bunbury & Wrenbury, Woore, Prees & Tilstock, Madeley & Betley, and Church Minshull, Kingsbourne & Sound.

Headlines

  • 10% of children are living in low-income families, ranking it among the 10% least deprived regarding income deprivation among children in England – see more.
  • 7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
Guidance and data sources

Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Nantwich South East & Wybunbury is the 10th least deprived area in Cheshire East (out of 52) with 10% of children living in low-income families, compared to 24% across Cheshire East and 38% nationally.

10% of children are living in low-income families, ranking it among the 10% least deprived regarding income deprivation among children in England.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Nantwich South East & Wybunbury, 7% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 18% in Cheshire East and 27% nationally.

7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Nantwich South East & Wybunbury % in Cheshire East % in England
Eligible for free school meals 7% 18% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 93% 82% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Nantwich South East & Wybunbury, 16% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 18% in Cheshire East, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.


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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Nantwich South East & Wybunbury % in Cheshire East % in England
No special educational needs 84% 82% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 11% 12% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Nantwich South East & Wybunbury, 9% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 15% in Cheshire East, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.


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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Nantwich South East & Wybunbury % in Cheshire East % in England
White 89% 85% 67%
Asian 2% 5% 14%
Black 1% 2% 7%
Mixed 6% 5% 7%
Other 0% 1% 3%
Not known 3% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Nantwich South East & Wybunbury with English as an additional language is 4%, compared with 11% in Cheshire East, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.


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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Nantwich South East & Wybunbury % in Cheshire East % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 4% 11% 22%
Known or believed to be English 95% 89% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Nantwich South East & Wybunbury has 7 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Nantwich South East & Wybunbury
All childcare providers 7
Childminders 5
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 2

In Nantwich South East & Wybunbury, there has been 1 full inspection of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Children's welfare and well-being: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Nantwich South East & Wybunbury. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 1 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 1 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 1 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 1 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 1 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 1 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0

Full day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Sessional day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Out-of-school day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Other childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

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State-funded schools

Nantwich South East & Wybunbury has 4 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Nantwich South East & Wybunbury
All state-funded schools 4
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 4
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

In Nantwich South East & Wybunbury, there has been 1 full inspection of schools since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, schools are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Early years (where applicable)
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Post 16 provision (where applicable)

The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Attendance and behaviour: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Early years: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Personal development and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Post-16 provision: There have been no inspections of Post-16 provision in Nantwich South East & Wybunbury so no outcomes are available for this area.

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of state-funded schools in Nantwich South East & Wybunbury. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Early years 1 0 1 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nursery schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Primary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Early years 1 0 1 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Secondary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Special schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Registered alternative provision

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

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