Academy converter · Cheshire West and Chester

Belgrave Primary School

4–11Ages
211Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148455URN

Five Ashes Road, Westminster Park, Chester, CH4 7QS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

1.0 above Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

98 applications for 30 places · 7th of 104 in Cheshire West and Chester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

87%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 · 20 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

3.3applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

98 applications · 30 places offered · 50 named it first

2026 3.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2025 3.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2024 2.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2023 2.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2022 2.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
2021 2.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2020 2.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2019 3.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 3.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 2.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 3.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 3.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cheshire West and Chester median in 5 of 5 years.

This school
Cheshire West and Chester median

Dashed bars: as Belgrave Primary School (URN 110984), 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	30	98	3.3	50	1.67
Sep 2025	30	107	3.6	66	2.20
Sep 2024	29	85	2.9	43	1.48
Sep 2023	28	74	2.6	35	1.25
Sep 2022	30	81	2.7	51	1.70
Sep 2021 *	29	80	2.8	46	1.59
Sep 2020 *	29	83	2.9	40	1.38
Sep 2019 *	29	102	3.5	59	2.03
Sep 2018 *	30	101	3.4	56	1.87
Sep 2017 *	29	83	2.9	43	1.48
Sep 2016 *	29	98	3.4	48	1.66
Sep 2015 *	30	88	2.9	39	1.30
Sep 2014 *	30	99	3.3	40	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 87% · Maths 97% → all three 87% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%5th of 113 in Cheshire West and Chester

Cheshire West and Chester 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Cheshire West and Chester 79% England 78%

Higher standard53%

Cheshire West and Chester 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Cheshire West and Chester 73% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Cheshire West and Chester 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Cheshire West and Chester 76% England 77%

Higher standard47%

Cheshire West and Chester 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

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Cheshire West and Chester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	87%	13%	109	110
2023/24	87%	3%	110	105
2022/23	83%	17%	110	107

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

Belgrave Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.3applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Lache Primary School
0.7 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2024

1.6applications per place
St Clare's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Standards maintained2024

1.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Kings Moat Community Primary School
1.1 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Not yet inspected
Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place
Eccleston CofE Primary School
2.1 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Requires significant improvement 2026

3.5applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy
2.5 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2023

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Huntington Community Primary School
2.7 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2023

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School
3.0 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2023

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
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Expected standard
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Urgent improvement
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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148455 · 896/2066
Trust: The Learning Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 211 on roll
Free school meals: 6.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2021
Replaced: Belgrave Primary School (URN 110984)
Address: Five Ashes Road, Westminster Park, Chester, CH4 7QS
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester

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