Hoole Church of England 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 🔒
Hoole Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Hoole Church of England 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
- For Reception 2026 there were 49 first-choice applications for 54 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer, the 36th lowest of 122 Cheshire West and Chester primary schools.
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, including every first-choice family, and 5 offers went to families who ranked the school second or lower.
- Pupils eligible for free school meals make up 11.9%, above the middle figure of 7.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester.
- There are 22.3 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester is 20.8.
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
- Hoole Lane, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3HB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 395 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 49 first-preference applications, 54 offers in total, 49 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 0.3 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Martin's Academy Chester 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cherry Grove Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Oldfield Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Newton Primary School 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Boughton Heath Academy 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Mill View Primary School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published