Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided 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
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 January 2023. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Chester Blue Coat Church of England 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 Reception 2026 there were 33 first-choice applications for 37 offers; every applicant was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Places ran out, and a last Reception distance was published, in 2 of the 10 years before 2026.
- In 2024/25, 61% 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
- Walpole Street, Chester, CH1 4HG
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 369 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 17 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy to attend this welcoming school.”
- “Leaders and staff are ambitious for the achievement of all pupils, including those with special education needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “They also ensure that pupils’ experiences contribute to the vision of ‘doing everything in love; go and do likewise’.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, leaders have not identified the well-ordered steps in learning from the early years through to Year 1 and throughout key stages 1 and 2.”
- “Leaders have not fully considered how learning in these subjects will build important foundations for pupil’s’ future learning.”
- “In a few subjects, the checks on the curriculum and how well it’ is implemented are less well developed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 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) | 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: 33 first-preference applications, 37 offers in total, 33 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.
- The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Newton Primary School 0.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Highfield Community Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Mill View Primary School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Martin's Academy Chester 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Theresa's Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- The Arches Community Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published