Primary
Eccleston CofE Primary School
Eaton Road, Eccleston, Chester, CH4 9HD
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 91 of 105 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 4.9
- All staff (FTE)
- 11.2
- Pupils per adult
- 8.9
- Pupils
- 100
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingUrgent improvement
- Early yearsUrgent improvement
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
June 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
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SATs results
47%
17 points below the Chester average (64% across 32 schools)
107.0
0.6 above the Chester average (106.4 across 32 schools)
32nd of 33 by our score, among the primary schools in Chester we can score - 38 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 105 |
| Average reading score | 107 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 47% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 63% |
| 23/24 | 69% |
| 24/25 | 47% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 111.0 |
| 23/24 | 106.0 |
| 24/25 | 107.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 105.0 |
| 23/24 | 104.0 |
| 24/25 | 105.0 |
Eaton Road, Eccleston, Chester, CH4 9HD
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Cheshire West and Chester admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Kathryn Rees-Wright
- Address
- Eaton Road, Eccleston, Chester, CH4 9HD
- Telephone
- 01244506560