Primary schools in Chester

There are 41 primary schools in Chester (Cheshire West and Chester), teaching 8,442 pupils. Of the 34 with a score, 15 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 9 do worse.

Best in England Secondary schools in Chester All schools in Chester

Pupils from low-income families15%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools15 of 34scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards4inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)242 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full14 of 39schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size25.8one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs2schools on the government programme

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Primary schools (41)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Mill View Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	242	7%	Outstanding 2024	99	97 to 100
2	St Martin's Academy ChesterFree school · ages 4-11	177	5%	No overall grade 2024	99	96 to 100
3	Boughton Heath AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	225	5%	Outstanding 2024	98	96 to 100
4	Acresfield AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	248	7%	Outstanding 2024	98	95 to 100
5	Guilden Sutton CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	207	2%	Outstanding 2024	97	92 to 99
6	Belgrave Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	211	7%	Good 2023	93	84 to 97
7	Tarvin Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	230	4%	Good 2023	87	75 to 93
8	St Oswald's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	102	10%	Good 2020	86	65 to 95
9	St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 5-11	307	8%	Good 2024	86	74 to 93
10	Christleton Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	220	4%	No overall grade 2024	79	59 to 90
11	Saighton Church of England Primary School & Pre-SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11	112	4%	Good 2022	76	43 to 92
12	Cherry Grove Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	274	16%	Not inspected	73	48 to 88
13	Waverton Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 5-11	197	3%	Report card 2026	69	46 to 84
14	Saughall All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	275	8%	Good 2023	68	46 to 83
15	Mickle Trafford Village SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	169	12%	Good 2023	67	42 to 84
16	Ashton Hayes Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	134	2%	Good 2022	57	28 to 81
17	Huntington Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	385	7%	Good 2023	57	37 to 74
18	The Grosvenor Park Church of England AcademyFree school · ages 4-11	198	11%	Good 2023	49	25 to 74
19	Oldfield Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	207	5%	Good 2023	49	22 to 76
20	The Arches Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	180	55%	Good 2023	44	23 to 69
21	Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11	369	12%	Good 2023	43	25 to 64
22	Lache Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	169	52%	Good 2024	41	18 to 71
23	Upton Heath CofE Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	323	12%	Good 2024	41	24 to 61
24	Highfield Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	218	24%	Good 2022	39	19 to 64
25	Farndon Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	313	12%	No overall grade 2025	36	19 to 59
26	Elton Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 2-11	205	18%	Good 2023	34	14 to 63
27	St Clare's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 4-11	163	33%	Not inspected	34	15 to 63
28	Clutton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	39	18%	Good 2022	33	8 to 78
29	St Theresa's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 3-11	179	36%	Good 2024	26	12 to 51
30	Newton Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	369	15%	Requires improvement 2023	18	10 to 32
31	Eccleston CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	91	8%	Report card 2026	14	5 to 35
32	Dee Point Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	485	47%	Report card 2026	5	3 to 9
33	J H Godwin Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	161	45%	Report card 2026	2	1 to 5
34	Barrow CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	48	17%	Report card 2026	1	0 to 2
35	Huxley CofE Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11	63	21%	Inadequate 2022	0	0 to 0
	Capenhurst CofE Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	88	13%	Good 2022	–
	Dodleston CofE Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	65	12%	Not inspected	–
	Hoole Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	395	12%	Not inspected	–
	Kings Moat Community Primary SchoolFree school · ages 3-11	–	–	Not inspected	–
	Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	447	13%	No overall grade 2024	–
	Upton Westlea Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	–	–	Not inspected	–

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.