Report card · inspected Jun 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention | ||||
| Achievement | Needs attention | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention | ||||
| Early years | Expected standard | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
Inspection history
- 9 June 2026Report card · 2 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention
- 24 May 2022Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry41 applications · 22 places offered · 22 named it first
- 2026 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2025 2.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2024 2.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2023 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2022 2.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
- 2021 2.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2020 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2019 2.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2018 2.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2017 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2016 2.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9
- 2015 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2014 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- This school
- Cheshire West and Chester median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 22 | 41 | 1.9 | 22 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 12 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 17 | 40 | 2.4 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 19 | 40 | 2.1 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 14 | 33 | 2.4 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 25 | 51 | 2.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 23 | 58 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2019 | 30 | 60 | 2.0 | 28 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2018 | 30 | 60 | 2.0 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2017 | 19 | 39 | 2.1 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 25 | 51 | 2.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 29 | 62 | 2.1 | 29 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 24 | 51 | 2.1 | 22 | 0.92 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 53% · Writing 79% · Maths 47% → all three 32% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Cheshire West and Chester median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 32% | 0% | 103 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 30% | 0% | 100 | 99 |
| 2022/23 | 56% | 0% | 105 | 104 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- J H Godwin Primary SchoolThis schoolThis school20261.9applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20231.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · Cheshire West and Chester20261.7applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · Cheshire West and Chester20262.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20241.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
- 2.6 km · Cheshire West and ChesterRemains Good20231.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 2.6 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20231.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- 3.1 km · Cheshire West and Chester20262.1applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
- 3.5 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20241.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 110983 · 896/2065
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 161 on roll
- Free school meals
- 44.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Melbourne Road, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5JG
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources