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Pupil referral unit · Cheshire West and Chester

Ancora House School

  • 11–18Ages
  • 19Pupils
  • Alternative provisionPhase
  • 134766URN

Countess of Chester Health Park, Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 1BQ · School website

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 11 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth form provisionOutstanding

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.

School details

Type
Pupil referral unit
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
134766 · 896/1103
Capacity
30 pupils · 19 on roll
Free school meals
0.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 September 2004
Address
Countess of Chester Health Park, Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 1BQ
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources