Guilden Sutton CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Chester, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.1 miles
Published by Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Guilden Sutton CofE Primary School is a primary school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 26 June 2024. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Guilden Sutton CofE 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 | 1.1 mi |
| 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, 84% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 16% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 1.1 miles, nearer the school than in 2025, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 7 years with a published distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 29 first-choice applications for 28 offers; 27 offers went to first-choice families and 2 first-choice families (7%) were not offered a place.
- 1.9% 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
- Arrowcroft Road, Guilden Sutton, Chester, CH3 7ES
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 207 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 1.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 26 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils come into school happily each morning.”
- “Pupils, and their parents and carers, receive a warm welcome from staff at the start of each day.”
- “Pupils are proud to be members of this school, which sits at the heart of its community.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 July 2024 (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) | 84% | 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: 29 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 27 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.
- Mickle Trafford Village School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Oldfield Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Barrow CofE Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hoole Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Christleton Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Martin's Academy Chester 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cherry Grove Primary School 1.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published