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Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. School

Primary · ages 3-11Council169 pupilsNurseryFlintshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWales doesn't publish results for primary schools, so there is nothing to score. Attendance, pupils, staffing and budget are below.
Attendance90.9%Wales 92.8%
Pupils from low-income families36%
Pupils with additional learning needs27%
Pupils on roll169
Pupils per teacher19.9

Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. School is a council school in Chester for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 169 pupils. Teaching is in English.

Boundary Lane, Saltney, Chester, CH4 8LN01244 671807All details

Inspection

Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Since September 2022 Estyn's reports describe what a school does well and what it needs to work on, without giving a grade.

Estyn's latest report, and any follow-up visits, are on Estyn's website. The only schools given a formal label are those in special measures or needing significant improvement.

Results

Wales stopped publishing results for individual primary schools in 2019, so there are none to show. Attendance, pupil numbers and staffing below come from the Welsh Government's My Local School.

Getting a place

There is no entrance test. The council hands out the places. Brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups go first; after that, the closer you live, the better your chances.

Teaching is in English.

You apply through Flintshire council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll169
Pupils from low-income families36%Three-year average; Wales –
Pupils getting extra support27%Additional learning needs; Wales –
Pupils learning English15%First language is not English or Welsh
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupils23%
LanguageEnglish mediumEnglish medium school / provision
How the mix of pupils has changed
Year202520242023202220212020
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals36.0%36.0%36.9%38.2%36.3%32.2%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional learning needs (ALN)27.4%18.9%14.4%15.7%16.9%26.9%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language15.3%12.3%13.6%15.7%11.9%8.5%
Black, Asian and minority ethnic pupilsBAME pupils23.4%19.7%23.5%22.3%20.3%18.5%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 90.9% of the time. Across primary schools in Wales it was 92.8%. Wales doesn't publish figures on pupils who miss a lot of school, or on exclusions, for individual schools.

Attendance90.9%
Wales 92.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Trend
Attendance
2019 to 2025
2019: 93.8%93.8%20192023: 90.5%90.5%20232024: 91.0%91.0%20242025: 90.9%90.9%2025
Since 2019: -2.9%

Staff and budget

From the Welsh Government's My Local School, 2025/26.

Budget per pupil£5,2312025/26, Wales £5,678
Trend
Budget per pupil (£)
2020 to 2026
2020: 3,9983,99820202021: 4,3014,30120212022: 4,4504,45020222023: 4,3664,36620232024: 4,4364,43620242025: 4,7424,74220252026: 5,2315,2312026
Since 2020: +1,233

The budget is the money the council gave the school to spend per pupil in 2025/26, £447 less than the Welsh average for primary schools. Small and rural schools tend to get more per pupil.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m20712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate52 per 1,000 people43% lower than the England average
Typical house price£260,000Cheshire West and Chester
Nearest bus stop40 mDouglas Place, 16 stops within 500 m

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 primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St Anthony's R.C. Primary SchoolRoman Catholic410 m68Estyn, no gradeCompare
St Clare's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic610 m163Not inspected34Compare
Lache Primary SchoolAcademy700 m169Good 202441Compare
Kings Moat Community Primary SchoolFree school0.9 milesNot inspectedCompare
Belgrave Primary SchoolAcademy0.9 miles211Good 202393Compare
Saltney Ferry C.P. SchoolCouncil1.2 miles137Estyn, no gradeCompare
Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy1.4 miles447No overall grade 2024Compare
Dee Point Primary SchoolCouncil1.6 miles485Report card 20265Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. School yet.

How many pupils does Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. School have?

169 pupils aged 3 to 11.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Boundary Lane, Saltney, Chester, CH4 8LN
Telephone
01244 671807
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Religious character
None
Local authority
Flintshire
Ward
Lache
Constituency
Chester South and Eddisbury
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
400334 · School number 6642040
Language
English medium school / provision

Recent changes

  • PhaseCode changed from “Primary” to “Other”
  • TypeCode changed from “Community school” to “Welsh establishment”
  • Pupil numbers changed from “169” to “–”
  • Free school meals % changed from “36.0” to “–”
  • ReligiousCharacter changed from “None” to “–”

Where these figures come from