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Voluntary controlled school · Primary · Ages 4-11

CH3 7HW · Cheshire West and Chester

Open, but proposed to close

Latest Ofsted evidence

Most recent inspection
27 June 2023
S5 Inspection
Latest graded judgement
Requires improvement
Latest ungraded outcome
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Safeguarding
Yes

Category of concern: SM

Ofsted release 2026-03-31. Graded and ungraded outcomes are shown separately. They are published inspection records, not an admissions or suitability recommendation.

Primary attainment - KS2

Academic year 2024/25. Percentages are the published share meeting the stated standard.

Reading, writing and maths
33%
Cheshire West and Chester school average 60.92%
England school average 63.12%
Higher standard
0%
Cheshire West and Chester school average 5.89%
England school average 8.33%
Reading expected standard
50%
Cheshire West and Chester school average 77.36%
England school average 76.92%
Maths expected standard
33%
Cheshire West and Chester school average 73.5%
England school average 75.17%

DfE release 2024-25-revised. Local-authority and England figures are CheckNear arithmetic means across open schools with a published measure in this release, not pupil-weighted official national benchmarks. Suppressed measures remain unavailable.

Nearby schools

Nearest open establishments within 5 km by straight-line distance. This is local context, not a catchment or admissions claim.

All schools in CH3