Boughton Heath Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Chester, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.636 miles
Published by Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Boughton Heath Academy is a primary school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 16 July 2024. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Boughton Heath Academy 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 | 0.636 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 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.636 miles away, 13th shortest of 42 Cheshire West and Chester primary schools with a published last distance.
- Ofsted rated it Outstanding on 16 July 2024; of the 8 nearest primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester, 4 are Good and 4 have no current grade.
- Reception 2026 drew 32 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (6%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 88% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 18% 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
- Becketts Lane, Great Boughton, Chester, CH3 5RW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 225 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 16 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this exceptional school.”
- “They take full advantage of the wonderful opportunities that the school has to offer.”
- “Pupils spoke particularly fondly about the annual residential visits.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 September 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) | 88% | 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: 32 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- Cherry Grove Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hoole Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Oldfield Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Christleton Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Martin's Academy Chester 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Huntington Community Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published