Neston Primary School
Burton Road, Little Neston, Neston, CH64 9RE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Annabel Elliott
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 146
- URN
- 110987
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01518326251
About this school
Neston Primary School is a community primary school in Neston. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 146 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Neston Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 27 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 56% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 70% | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 67% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 67% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Neston Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cheshire West and Chester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 186 |
| 2023/24 | 171 |
| 2024/25 | 153 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Neston Primary School compares
Neston Primary School ranked 86th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 7.2% | 38.5% | 146 | — |
| St Winefride's Catholic Primary School | 67% | 4.2% | 26.5% | 153 | 0.3 miles |
| Woodfall Primary and Nursery School | 79% | 5.3% | 12.2% | 438 | 0.7 miles |
| Parkgate Primary School | 81% | 4.1% | 9.4% | 184 | 1.0 miles |
| Willaston CofE Primary School | 67% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 212 | 2.1 miles |
| Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School | 73% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 66 | 2.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.46%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.24%
- Persistent absence
- 24.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Winefride's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Neston
-
Woodfall Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Neston
-
Parkgate Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Neston
-
Willaston CofE Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Neston
-
Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Neston
Other schools in Neston
Neston Primary School ranks 6th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Neston.
- Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School Primary
- Parkgate Primary School Primary
- St Winefride's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Willaston CofE Primary School Primary
- Woodfall Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Neston High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Neston Primary School teach?
- Neston Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Neston.
- Who is the headteacher of Neston Primary School?
- The headteacher of Neston Primary School is Mrs Annabel Elliott, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Neston Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Neston Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Neston Primary School?
- Neston Primary School has 146 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Neston Primary School full?
- Neston Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 146 on roll (70%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Neston Primary School a faith school?
- No. Neston Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Neston Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Neston Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Neston Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Neston Primary School compare with other schools in Cheshire West and Chester?
- Neston Primary School ranked 86th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Neston Primary School's absence rate?
- Neston Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Neston Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Neston Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.