Belgrave Primary School

Cheshire West and ChesterAcademy converter

Five Ashes Road, Westminster Park, Chester, CH4 7QS

Headteacher: Ms Juliette BentonSchool website ↗Pupils: 209 (capacity: 210)Part of THE LEARNING TRUST
Ofsted Good
Inspected September 2023
Oversubscribed
45% of first-choice applicants offered a place
87%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected September 2023
45%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 20 September 2023Full report ↗

Good

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.
87.0%
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%.
13.0%
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 90%·Writing 87%·Maths 97%All three 87%
Reading
Expected90%
Exceeding53%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected87%
Exceeding13%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected97%
Exceeding47%
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?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
66
How many got their first choice?
30of 66 (45.5%)
How many applied in total?
107

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
17.0%
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).
27.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
104 girls, 105 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Peaked at 90% (2016/17), currently 87%

* 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
2015/1669.0%10.0%+1.7+0.4+1.2
2016/1790.0%21.0%+5.0+0.4+2.6
2017/1877.0%23.0%+2.1+0.3+1.8
2018/1981.0%16.0%+1.4+0.5+1.7
2022/2383.0%17.0%+3.6+1.0+1.3
2023/2487.0%3.0%---
2024/2587.0%13.0%---
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