Mill View Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Chester, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.409 miles
Published by Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Mill View Primary School is a primary school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 8 May 2024. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Mill View 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 | 0.409 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
- For Reception 2026 there were 44 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families and 14 first-choice families (32%) were not offered a place.
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 0.409 miles, the 6th shortest of 42 Cheshire West and Chester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- In 2024/25, 90% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 27% reached the higher standard (England 8%); Ofsted rated it Outstanding in May 2024.
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
- Wealstone Lane, Upton, Chester, CH2 1HB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 242 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 8 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are very proud to attend Mill View.”
- “They benefit from very positive relationships that they have with staff.”
- “This helps them to flourish into well-rounded young people by the end of Year 6.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 June 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) | 90% | 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: 44 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.
- Upton Westlea Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Newton Primary School 0.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Upton Heath CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Martin's Academy Chester 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Acresfield Academy 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Hoole Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published