Maple Grove School
Maple Grove School is an independent special school in for boys and girls aged 5 to 18. It has 50 pupils and room for 51.
Clare Avenue, Chester, CH2 3HR01244 257950maplegroveschool.orgMr Ben Reading headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
4 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Cheshire West and Chester council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 50 | 54 | 50 | 48 | 34 | 9 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoole Church of England Primary School | Academy | 130 m | 395 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Martin's Academy Chester | Free school | 460 m | 177 | No overall grade 2024 | 99 | Compare |
| St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 560 m | 307 | Good 2024 | 86 | Compare |
| Cherry Grove Primary School | Council | 830 m | 274 | Not inspected | 73 | Compare |
| Oldfield Primary School | Academy | 880 m | 207 | Good 2023 | 49 | Compare |
| Newton Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 369 | Requires improvement 2023 | 18 | Compare |
| The Firs School | Independent | 0.8 miles | 144 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Boughton Heath Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 225 | Outstanding 2024 | 98 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Maple Grove School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Maple Grove School yet.
How many pupils does Maple Grove School have?
50 pupils aged 5 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 51 places, so it is 98% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Clare Avenue, Chester, CH2 3HR
- Telephone
- 01244 257950
- Website
- www.maplegroveschool.org
- Headteacher
- Mr Ben Reading
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Ward
- Newton & Hoole
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 7 September 2020 (new provision)
- URN
- 147737 · LAESTAB 8966008
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.