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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Not yet inspected under its current URN (since Apr 2024)
- Before: Dodleston CofE Primary School URN 111272 Good2014
For Ofsted a new URN is a new school: earlier results are the previous school's, shown as such. New schools are usually first inspected in their third year.
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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 entry21 applications · 9 places offered · 8 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2025 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2024 3.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2023 2.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2022 2.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2021 3.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2020 3.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2019 3.3; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 2.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2017 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2015 3.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2014 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- This school
- Cheshire West and Chester median
Dashed bars: as Dodleston CofE Primary School (URN 111272), 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 | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 8 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2025 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 4 | 0.67 |
| Sep 2024 * | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 * | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2022 * | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 7 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2021 * | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 4 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2020 * | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 7 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2019 * | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 8 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2018 * | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2017 * | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2016 * | 11 | 23 | 2.1 | 9 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2015 * | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 4 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2014 * | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 4 | 0.67 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 80% · Writing 60% · Maths 70% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- 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 | 60% | 0% | 108 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 18% | 105 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 47% | 7% | 106 | 103 |
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
- Dodleston CofE Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolNot yet inspected2.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 3.7 km · Cheshire West and ChesterNot yet inspected
- 4.3 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20241.6applications per place
- 4.3 km · Cheshire West and ChesterStandards maintained20241.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 4.7 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20233.3applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
- 5.2 km · Cheshire West and ChesterRequires significant improvement 20263.5applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
- 5.9 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGraded · no overall grade20242.2applications per place
- 6.2 km · Cheshire West and Chester20261.7applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
- 6.9 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20231.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 150464 · 896/3151
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 84 pupils · 65 on roll
- Free school meals
- 12.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2024
- Replaced
- Dodleston CofE Primary School (URN 111272)
- Address
- Church Road, Dodleston, Chester, CH4 9NG
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources