Christleton Primary School

Cheshire West and ChesterCommunity school

Quarry Lane, Christleton, Chester, CH3 7AY

Headteacher: Mr Oliver MitchellSchool website ↗Pupils: 216 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected October 2024
Oversubscribed
63% of first-choice applicants offered a place
53%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected October 2024
63%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 15 October 2024Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
53.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
0.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 77%·Writing 73%·Maths 87%All three 53%
Reading
Expected77%
Exceeding20%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected73%
Exceeding0%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected87%
Exceeding13%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
29
How many families wanted this school first?
41
How many got their first choice?
26of 41 (63.4%)
How many applied in total?
123

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
7.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
7.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
10.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
108 girls, 108 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 87% (2017/18), currently 53%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1665.0%10.0%+3.9+0.3+2.6
2016/1763.0%17.0%-0.1-0.3-0.9
2017/1887.0%16.0%+1.5-0.1+1.3
2018/1981.0%19.0%+0.2+0.2+1.0
2022/2372.0%16.0%+1.9+0.7+1.5
2023/2472.0%13.0%---
2024/2553.0%0.0%---