Report card · inspected Jan 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention | ||||
| Achievement | Needs attention | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard | ||||
| Early years | Needs attention | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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Inspection history
- 27 January 2026Report card · 3 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention · as Upton Westlea Primary School, URN 111100
- 27 June 2023Graded inspection: Requires improvement · as Upton Westlea Primary School, URN 111100
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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- 2026 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2025 1.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2024 2.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2023 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2022 2.3; 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 2.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2017 1.4; 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 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2014 2.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- This school
- Cheshire West and Chester median
Dashed bars: as Upton Westlea Primary School (URN 111100), the previous school.
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 * | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 10 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2025 * | 20 | 30 | 1.5 | 16 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2024 * | 13 | 37 | 2.9 | 10 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2023 * | 19 | 39 | 2.1 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 * | 17 | 39 | 2.3 | 13 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2021 * | 30 | 56 | 1.9 | 25 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2020 * | 22 | 44 | 2.0 | 18 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2019 * | 30 | 60 | 2.0 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2018 * | 19 | 34 | 1.8 | 17 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2017 * | 28 | 38 | 1.4 | 16 | 0.57 |
| Sep 2016 * | 30 | 60 | 2.0 | 25 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2015 * | 30 | 67 | 2.2 | 26 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2014 * | 30 | 71 | 2.4 | 24 | 0.80 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Upton Westlea Primary SchoolThis schoolThis school2026
- 0.6 km · Cheshire West and ChesterOutstanding20244.7applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20241.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · Cheshire West and ChesterOutstanding20242.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · Cheshire West and Chester20262.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGraded · no overall grade20244.3applications per place 96%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · Cheshire West and ChesterImproved significantly20252.2applications per place
- 2.2 km · Cheshire West and ChesterRemains Good · improving20242.5applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
- 2.3 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGood20231.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 151415 · 896/2260
- Capacity
- 210 pupils
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 2026
- Replaced
- Upton Westlea Primary School (URN 111100)
- Address
- Upton Westlea Primary School, Weston Grove, Upton-by-Chester, Chester, CH2 1QJ
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources