Upton Westlea Primary School
Upton Westlea Primary School, Weston Grove, Upton-by-Chester, Chester, CH2 1QJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Kathryn Carruthers
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 159
- URN
- 111100
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01244667880
About this school
Upton Westlea Primary School is a community primary school in Chester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 159 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- 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 | 27 | 31 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 55% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 74% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 81% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 81% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Upton Westlea 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 | 48% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 209 |
| 2023/24 | 192 |
| 2024/25 | 163 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Upton Westlea Primary School compares
Upton Westlea Primary School ranked 79th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 5.2% | 32.2% | 159 | — |
| Mill View Primary School | 90% | 3.4% | 7.6% | 242 | 0.4 miles |
| Upton Heath CofE Primary School | 52% | 3.9% | 9% | 323 | 0.4 miles |
| Acresfield Academy | 75% | 3.7% | 10.6% | 248 | 0.7 miles |
| Newton Primary School | 53% | 3.8% | 13% | 369 | 0.8 miles |
| St Martin's Academy Chester | 96% | 3% | 6.3% | 177 | 1.0 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
-
Graded inspection report27 January 2026
- 27 June 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.19%
- English as an additional language
- 32.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.2%
- Persistent absence
- 11.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mill View Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Upton Heath CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Acresfield Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Newton Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Chester
-
St Martin's Academy Chester1.0 miles
Primary · Chester
Other schools in Chester
Upton Westlea Primary School ranks 21st of the 34 ranked primary schools in Chester.
- Acresfield Academy Primary
- Ashton Hayes Primary School Primary
- Barrow CofE Primary School Primary
- Barrow CofE Primary School Primary
- Belgrave Primary School Primary
- Boughton Heath Academy Primary
- Capenhurst CofE Primary School Primary
- Cherry Grove Primary School Primary
- Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School Primary
- Christleton Primary School Primary
- Clutton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dee Point Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Upton Westlea Primary School teach?
- Upton Westlea Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Chester.
- Who is the headteacher of Upton Westlea Primary School?
- The headteacher of Upton Westlea Primary School is Ms Kathryn Carruthers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Upton Westlea Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Upton Westlea 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 big is Upton Westlea Primary School?
- Upton Westlea Primary School has 159 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Upton Westlea Primary School full?
- Upton Westlea Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 159 on roll (76%), 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 Upton Westlea Primary School a faith school?
- No. Upton Westlea Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Upton Westlea Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Upton Westlea Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Upton Westlea Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Upton Westlea Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Upton Westlea Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Upton Westlea Primary School rank locally?
- Upton Westlea Primary School ranked 79th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Upton Westlea Primary School's absence rate?
- Upton Westlea Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Upton Westlea Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Upton Westlea 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.