Academy converter · Cheshire West and Chester

Westminster Community Primary School

4–11Ages
151Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148984URN

John Street, Ellesmere Port, CH65 2ED · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.5 below Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

35 applications for 20 places · 79th of 104 in Cheshire West and Chester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%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 · 9 July 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

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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 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

35 applications · 20 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2025 1.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2024 1.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2023 1.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2022 1.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1; as the previous school
2021 1.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2020 1.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2019 1.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school

This school
Cheshire West and Chester median

Dashed bars: as Westminster Community Primary School (URN 111086), 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	20	35	1.8	24	1.20
Sep 2025	23	32	1.4	22	0.96
Sep 2024	21	29	1.4	22	1.05
Sep 2023	16	18	1.1	16	1.00
Sep 2022 *	19	24	1.3	19	1.00
Sep 2021 *	20	23	1.2	15	0.75
Sep 2020 *	20	27	1.4	17	0.85
Sep 2019 *	20	22	1.1	12	0.60
Sep 2018 *	19	27	1.4	17	0.89
Sep 2017 *	20	26	1.3	16	0.80
Sep 2016 *	20	32	1.6	20	1.00
Sep 2015 *	16	22	1.4	13	0.81
Sep 2014 *	18	22	1.2	15	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 70% · Maths 70% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%60th of 113 in Cheshire West and Chester

Cheshire West and Chester 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Cheshire West and Chester 79% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Cheshire West and Chester 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Cheshire West and Chester 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Cheshire West and Chester 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Cheshire West and Chester 76% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Cheshire West and Chester 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	61%	0%	105	105
2023/24	53%	0%	99	101
2022/23	39%	6%	100	99

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

Westminster Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
William Stockton Community Primary School
0.5 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Not yet inspected

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School
0.7 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2023

2.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
The Acorns Primary and Nursery School
1.2 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Wolverham Primary and Nursery School
1.3 km · Cheshire West and Chester

2026

2.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Rivacre Valley Primary School
1.7 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2022

2.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2022

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School
1.7 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Whitby Heath Primary School
1.7 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148984 · 896/2239
Trust: Weaver Trust Limited
Capacity: 140 pupils · 151 on roll
Free school meals: 53.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2022
Replaced: Westminster Community Primary School (URN 111086)
Address: John Street, Ellesmere Port, CH65 2ED
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester

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