Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.731 miles
Published by Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School is a primary school in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 7 December 2022. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Ellesmere Port Christ Church 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 | 1.731 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 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
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.731 miles away, the 13th longest of 42 Cheshire West and Chester primary schools with a published last distance.
- The Reception 2026 last distance was further than in 2020, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- There were 28 first-choice applications for 28 Reception offers in 2026; 27 went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family (4%) was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 41% 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
- Deeside, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, CH65 6TQ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 197 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 7 December 2022
Strengths
- “This is a school where pupils, and children in the early years, feel safe and cared for well.”
- “Pupils are eager to get into their classrooms to start their lessons.”
- “Pupils, and their parents and carers, spoke highly about the pastoral support that they receive.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, teachers do not use leaders’ assessment systems as effectively as they should to identify gaps in pupils’ knowledge.”
- “On occasion, this hinders how well some pupils achieve.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 January 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) | 41% | 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: 28 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.
- Whitby Heath Primary School 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- The Oaks Community Primary School 0.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Woodlands Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Wolverham Primary and Nursery School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Meadow Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- William Stockton Community Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published