Westminster Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.428 miles
Published by Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Westminster Community Primary School is a primary school in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 9 July 2024. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Westminster Community 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 | 0.428 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
- Free school meal eligibility is 53.6% of pupils, against a middle figure of 33% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester.
- Reception 2026's last distance offered, 0.428 miles, was 7th shortest of 42 Cheshire West and Chester primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.16 miles).
- For Reception 2026 there were 24 first-choice applications for 20 offers; 18 offers went to first-choice families, and 6 first-choice families (25%) were not offered a place.
- 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
- John Street, Ellesmere Port, CH65 2ED
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 151 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 53.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 9 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and settled at this friendly school.”
- “They value learning in the friendly, family atmosphere.”
- “Everyone is made to feel welcome and included.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, the school does not have enough oversight in how well the curriculums are being delivered.”
- “Recent changes to the way in which a few subjects are led mean that some staff are familiarising themselves with the expectations of new roles.”
- “This means that the school is not as adept at picking up weaknesses in teachers’ expertise.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 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) | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 18 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.
- William Stockton Community Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- The Acorns Primary and Nursery School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Wolverham Primary and Nursery School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Rivacre Valley Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Whitby Heath Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published