Academy converter · Cheshire West and Chester

Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
447Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
150917URN

Old Wrexham Road, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7HS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

80 applications for 36 places · 46th of 104 in Cheshire West and Chester

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
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

2.2applications per place, Reception

close to Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2) close to England median (2.2)

80 applications · 36 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

This school
Cheshire West and Chester median

Dashed bars: as Overleigh St Mary's CofE Primary School (URN 111290), St Mary's Community Nursery School (URN 110955), 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	36	80	2.2	28	0.78
Sep 2025 *	57	110	1.9	43	0.75
Sep 2024 *	39	84	2.2	33	0.85
Sep 2023 *	56	95	1.7	51	0.91
Sep 2022 *	39	72	1.9	24	0.62
Sep 2021 *	43	83	1.9	31	0.72
Sep 2020 *	41	81	2.0	34	0.83
Sep 2019 *	59	105	1.8	45	0.76
Sep 2018 *	55	113	2.1	50	0.91
Sep 2017 *	57	97	1.7	49	0.86
Sep 2016 *	55	110	2.0	48	0.87
Sep 2015 *	58	111	1.9	56	0.97
Sep 2014 *	58	120	2.1	57	0.98

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place
Belgrave Primary School
1.1 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2023

3.3applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy
1.4 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2023

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Lache Primary School
1.6 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2024

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

Standards maintained2024

1.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Boughton Heath Academy
2.1 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Outstanding2024

2.2applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2023

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Cherry Grove Primary School
2.1 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Huntington Community Primary School
2.1 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2023

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150917 · 896/3172
Trust: Chester Diocesan Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 444 pupils · 447 on roll
Free school meals: 12.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2025
Replaced: Overleigh St Mary's CofE Primary School (URN 111290); St Mary's Community Nursery School (URN 110955)
Address: Old Wrexham Road, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7HS
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester

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