Christleton Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Chester, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Christleton Primary School is a primary school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 October 2024. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Christleton Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 3 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, although places ran out and a last distance was published in all 10 earlier years.
- In Reception 2026 there were 22 first-choice applications for 28 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cheshire West and Chester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Quarry Lane, Christleton, Chester, CH3 7AY
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 220 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 October 2024
Strengths
- “Christleton Primary is a happy school.”
- “Pupils enjoy learning, and they feel safe.”
- “There are caring relationships between staff and pupils.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, this work is less successful.”
- “This leaves pupils with knowledge gaps that can hinder them when new knowledge is introduced.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 February 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 53% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 22 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 22 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cheshire West and Chester.
- Boughton Heath Academy 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Oldfield Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Waverton Community Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cherry Grove Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Huntington Community Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Hoole Church of England Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Guilden Sutton CofE Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published