Ancora House School
Pupil referral unit · Ages 11–18 · Chester, Cheshire West and Chester
Ancora House School is a pupil referral unit in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 11–18. Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 11 May 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Countess of Chester Health Park, Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 1BQ
- Type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 11–18
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 19 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 3.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 11 May 2023
Strengths
- “In this school, pupils receive the care, kindness, support and nurture that they need to allow them to heal and build their trust and confidence in education again.”
- “Parents and carers could not praise the school enough.”
- “They said that the school has given their children hope and a belief in their future.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes pupils do fall out.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Straight-line distance, in Cheshire West and Chester.
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