Upton Heath CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · 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 🔒
Upton Heath CofE Primary School is a primary school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 February 2024. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Upton Heath 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 | 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
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026; places ran out in 2 of the 10 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 38 first-choice applications for 46 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 8 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 52% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), and 2% 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
- Upton Lane, Upton Heath, Upton-by-Chester, Chester, CH2 1ED
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 323 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils value the strong relationships that they have with staff and each other at this large and welcoming school.”
- “They said that having good friends makes them happy at school.”
- “Pupils are attentive during lessons and, typically, play together cooperatively at breaktimes.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, teachers’ strategies to check pupils’ earlier learning are not as effective.”
- “This means that teachers do not spot when pupils have not remembered concepts that have been taught in the past.”
- “This hinders some pupils from achieving as well as they should in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 April 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) | 52% | 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: 38 first-preference applications, 46 offers in total, 38 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
- Mill View Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Acresfield Academy 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Newton Primary School 1.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Martin's Academy Chester 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Theresa's Catholic Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Oswald's CofE Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published