Elton Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · 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 🔒
Elton Primary School is a primary school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 8 June 2023. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Elton 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
- In 2024/25, 74% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester.
- In 2026 there were 20 first-choice applications for 21 Reception offers; every applicant was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- Free school meal eligibility is 15.6% of pupils, against a middle figure of 33% 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
- School Lane, Elton, Chester, CH2 4LT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 205 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 8 June 2023
Strengths
- “Staff greet pupils warmly each morning at this welcoming and caring school.”
- “Leaders are building positive relationships with families across the school community.”
- “They know that staff will listen to them and give them the support they need.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, the checks made on the curriculum and how well it is implemented are less well developed.”
- “This prevents subject leaders from fully understanding the impact of all aspects of the curriculum on how well pupils remember and practise their learning over time in these subjects.”
- “However, reducing the rate of persistent absence and its impact on pupils’ achievement remains a priority.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 July 2023 (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) | 74% | 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: 20 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 20 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.
- Horn's Mill Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Helsby Hillside Primary School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Alvanley and Manley Village School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School 3.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Wolverham Primary and Nursery School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Oaks Community Primary School 3.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Westminster Community Primary School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published