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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 September 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns) · as Oldfield Primary School, URN 111230
- 6 November 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Oldfield Primary School, URN 111230
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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 entry44 applications · 18 places offered · 18 named it first
HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.
- 2026 2.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2025 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
- 2024 2.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2023 2.3; 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 2.1; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2020 2.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2019 2.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 2.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2017 2.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 2.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2015 2.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2014 2.9; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- This school
- Cheshire West and Chester median
Dashed bars: as Oldfield Primary School (URN 111230), 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 | 18 | 44 | 2.4 | 18 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 64 | 2.1 | 29 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2024 * | 20 | 48 | 2.4 | 18 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2023 * | 30 | 70 | 2.3 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2022 * | 30 | 58 | 1.9 | 28 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2021 * | 30 | 63 | 2.1 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2020 * | 30 | 77 | 2.6 | 39 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2019 * | 26 | 58 | 2.2 | 25 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2018 * | 30 | 77 | 2.6 | 47 | 1.57 |
| Sep 2017 * | 30 | 72 | 2.4 | 36 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2016 * | 30 | 76 | 2.5 | 43 | 1.43 |
| Sep 2015 * | 30 | 79 | 2.6 | 42 | 1.40 |
| Sep 2014 * | 29 | 83 | 2.9 | 42 | 1.45 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Oldfield Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · concerns noted20232.4applications per place
- 0.9 km · Cheshire West and ChesterImproved significantly20252.2applications per place
- 1.1 km · Cheshire West and ChesterStandards maintained20253.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGraded · no overall grade20244.3applications per place 96%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · Cheshire West and ChesterRemains Good · improving20242.5applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · Cheshire West and ChesterOutstanding20242.2applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · Cheshire West and ChesterRemains Outstanding20242.9applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · Cheshire West and Chester20262.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · Cheshire West and ChesterGraded · no overall grade20243.5applications per place 53%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
- 151416 · 896/2713
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 207 on roll
- Free school meals
- 4.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 January 2025
- Replaced
- Oldfield Primary School (URN 111230)
- Address
- Green Lane, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5LB
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources