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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 18 December 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 6 October 2015Graded 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 entry20 applications · 15 places offered · 13 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2025 1.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2024 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2023 2.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2022 2.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
- 2021 1.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2020 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2019 1.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2018 1.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2017 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
- 2016 1.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9
- 2015 1.2; 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 | 15 | 20 | 1.3 | 13 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2025 | 22 | 32 | 1.5 | 17 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2024 | 18 | 31 | 1.7 | 17 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2023 | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 16 | 32 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2021 | 19 | 30 | 1.6 | 16 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2020 | 20 | 37 | 1.9 | 25 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2019 | 17 | 25 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.65 |
| Sep 2018 | 25 | 41 | 1.6 | 17 | 0.68 |
| Sep 2017 | 16 | 29 | 1.8 | 14 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2016 | 18 | 28 | 1.6 | 15 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2015 | 15 | 18 | 1.2 | 12 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2014 | 16 | 33 | 2.1 | 15 | 0.94 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 81% · Writing 53% · Maths 63% → all three 50% 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 | 50% | 3% | 105 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 4% | 105 | 101 |
| 2022/23 | 43% | 7% | 104 | 103 |
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
- St Clare's Catholic Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20241.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 0.1 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20241.6applications per place
- 0.8 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20233.3applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · Cheshire West and ChesterNot yet inspected
- 1.7 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGraded · no overall grade20242.2applications per place
- 2.8 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20232.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 2.8 km · Cheshire West and ChesterRequires significant improvement 20263.5applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
- 2.9 km · Cheshire West and Chester20261.7applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
- 2.9 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20231.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 111311 · 896/3415
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 180 pupils · 163 on roll
- Free school meals
- 33.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Hawthorn Road, Lache, Chester, CH4 8HX
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources