Academy converter · Cheshire West and Chester

Upton Heath CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
323Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
145074URN

Upton Lane, Upton Heath, Upton-by-Chester, Chester, CH2 1ED · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.3 below Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

87 applications for 46 places · 69th of 104 in Cheshire West and Chester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Cheshire West and Chester 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

6 February 2024
Graded inspection: Good
23 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

87 applications · 46 places offered · 38 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2025 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2024 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2023 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2022 2.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
2021 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2020 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2019 1.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2018 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2017 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school

This school
Cheshire West and Chester median

Dashed bars: as Upton Heath CofE Primary School (URN 131684), the previous school.

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	46	87	1.9	38	0.83
Sep 2025	39	82	2.1	23	0.59
Sep 2024	28	71	2.5	23	0.82
Sep 2023	42	79	1.9	31	0.74
Sep 2022	53	104	2.0	46	0.87
Sep 2021	57	103	1.8	55	0.96
Sep 2020	46	102	2.2	30	0.65
Sep 2019	82	123	1.5	58	0.71
Sep 2018	59	106	1.8	52	0.88
Sep 2017 *	59	108	1.8	45	0.76
Sep 2016 *	73	127	1.7	56	0.77
Sep 2015 *	58	112	1.9	38	0.66
Sep 2014 *	47	103	2.2	37	0.79

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 62% · Maths 74% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%80th of 113 in Cheshire West and Chester

Cheshire West and Chester 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Cheshire West and Chester 79% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Cheshire West and Chester 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Cheshire West and Chester 73% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Cheshire West and Chester 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Cheshire West and Chester 76% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Cheshire West and Chester 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

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	52%	2%	105	103
2023/24	59%	5%	106	106
2022/23	47%	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

Upton Heath CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Upton Westlea Primary School
0.7 km · Cheshire West and Chester

2026
Mill View Primary School
0.9 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Outstanding2024

4.7applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Acresfield Academy
1.1 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Outstanding2024

2.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Newton Primary School
1.7 km · Cheshire West and Chester

2026

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Martin's Academy Chester
2.2 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.3applications per place 96%met the SATs standard
Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School
2.4 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2023

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School
2.4 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2024

1.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Oswald's CofE Primary School
2.6 km · Cheshire West and Chester

2026

2.1applications per place 78%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145074 · 896/3180
Trust: Chester Diocesan Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 323 on roll
Free school meals: 11.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2018
Replaced: Upton Heath CofE Primary School (URN 131684)
Address: Upton Lane, Upton Heath, Upton-by-Chester, Chester, CH2 1ED
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester

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