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Voluntary aided school · Cheshire West and Chester

Saighton Church of England Primary School & Pre-School

  • 3–11Ages
  • 112Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 111350URN

Saighton Lane, Saighton, Chester, CH3 6EG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

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

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.8per place
0.6 above Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

25 applications for 9 places
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
69%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 14 July 2026Published 27 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsExpected standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • 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

  1. 14 July 2026
    Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
  2. 4 October 2022
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry
2.8applications per place, Reception
0.6 above Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

25 applications · 9 places offered · 8 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
  2. 2025 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
  3. 2024 3.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
  4. 2023 2.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
  5. 2022 2.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
  6. 2021 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
  7. 2020 3.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
  8. 2019 3.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
  9. 2018 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
  10. 2017 2.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
  11. 2016 3.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9
  12. 2015 3.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
  13. 2014 2.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
More applications per place than the Cheshire West and Chester median in 12 of 13 years.
  • 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20269252.880.89
Sep 202518372.1181.00
Sep 202415483.2140.93
Sep 202314372.6130.93
Sep 202213362.8131.00
Sep 202119422.2191.00
Sep 202018613.4221.22
Sep 201910373.790.90
Sep 201817432.5160.94
Sep 201716442.8150.94
Sep 20167273.971.00
Sep 20159293.280.89
Sep 201416382.4150.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 85% · Maths 85% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%36th of 113 in Cheshire West and Chester
Reading
Expected standard85%
Higher standard31%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard85%
Greater depth23%
Maths
Expected standard85%
Higher standard8%
Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Cheshire West and Chester median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2569%8%106103
2023/2475%8%106103
2022/2386%7%110106

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

  • 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
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
111350 · 896/3551
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
112 pupils · 112 on roll
Free school meals
3.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Saighton Lane, Saighton, Chester, CH3 6EG
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources