Cherry Grove Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · 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
2016–2024 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Cherry Grove Primary School is a primary school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 15 January 2025. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Cherry Grove 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 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 |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 2 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 86 of the 128 other Cheshire West and Chester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 18 first-choice applications for 18 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; places ran out in 1 of the 9 earlier published years.
- 15% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 7.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester.
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
- Cherry Grove Road, Chester, CH3 5EG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 274 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 15 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at Cherry Grove come to school each morning eager to learn.”
- “Pupils and their families receive a warm welcome from staff who know them well.”
- “The school is at the very heart of its community.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects this is not as effective.”
- “Some activities do not enable pupils to commit some important knowledge to their long-term memory.”
- “There are a small number of pupils who do not attend school as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 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) | 61% | 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: 18 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 18 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 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Hoole Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Oldfield Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Martin's Academy Chester 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Newton Primary School 1.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Christleton Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published