University of Chester

CollegeMixedHigher education institutionsChester Cheshire West and Chester

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University of Chester is a higher education institutions in Chester for boys and girls.

Parkgate Road, Chester, CH1 4BJ01244 375444www1.chester.ac.ukProfessor Eunice Simmons vice-chancellor and principalAll details

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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.

Pupils on roll–

Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m37212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate310 per 1,000 people241% higher than the England average

Typical house price£260,000Cheshire West and Chester

Nearest bus stop110 mChester University, 22 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 schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

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School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School	Church of England	100 m	369	Good 2023	43	Compare
Abbey School for Exceptional Children	Independent	820 m	128	Not inspected	–	Compare
The Queen's School	Independent	860 m	382	Not inspected	–	Compare
Ancora House School	Pupil referral unit	0.8 miles	19	Outstanding 2023	–	Compare
The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy	Free school	0.8 miles	198	Good 2023	49	Compare
Newton Primary School	Council	0.9 miles	369	Requires improvement 2023	18	Compare
The Firs School	Independent	1.0 miles	144	Not inspected	–	Compare
Highfield Community Primary School	Council	1.0 miles	218	Good 2022	39	Compare

All schools in Cheshire West and Chester All schools in Chester Best primary schools in England

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Contact and details

Address: Parkgate Road, Chester, CH1 4BJ
Telephone: 01244 375444
Website: www1.chester.ac.uk
Vice-Chancellor and Principal: Professor Eunice Simmons
Type of school: Higher education institutions (Higher education institutions, universities)
Phase: College
Gender: Mixed
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Ward: Chester City & the Garden Quarter
Constituency: Chester North and Neston
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN: 133802 · UKPRN 10007848

Official record Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

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.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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