The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy
Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · Chester, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.713 miles
Published by Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy is a primary school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 4–11 (free schools). 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.
The Grosvenor Park Church of England 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 | 0.713 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
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 0.713 miles, the 14th shortest of 42 Cheshire West and Chester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2016, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 5 years with a published distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 31 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 27 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families (13%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 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
- Union Street, Chester, Union Street, Chester, CH1 1QP
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 198 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 17 January 2023
Strengths
- “They feel safe and well cared for at school.”
- “Leaders have created a culture where pupils can talk to adults if they have any concerns or worries.”
- “Staff know their pupils and families well and tailor support to meet their needs.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, the knowledge that pupils should learn and when this should be taught is less clear.”
- “As a result, teachers find it difficult to design learning that builds on what pupils already know.”
- “Teachers are less able to check that pupils have learned all that they should in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 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) | 63% | 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: 31 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 27 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.
- St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Cherry Grove Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hoole Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Martin's Academy Chester 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Newton Primary School 1.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Boughton Heath Academy 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published