Christleton Primary School
Quarry Lane, Christleton, Chester, CH3 7AY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Oliver Mitchell
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 220
- URN
- 111149
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01244455288
About this school
Christleton Primary School is a community primary school in Chester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 220 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Christleton 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 72% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 13% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 91% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 78% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 78% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Christleton 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 | 72% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 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 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 214 |
| 2023/24 | 215 |
| 2024/25 | 216 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Christleton Primary School compares
Christleton Primary School ranked 81st 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 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 3% | 3.7% | 220 | — |
| Boughton Heath Academy | 88% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 225 | 1.0 miles |
| Oldfield Primary School | — | 3% | 5.4% | 207 | 1.2 miles |
| Waverton Community Primary School | 77% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 197 | 1.2 miles |
| Cherry Grove Primary School | 61% | 4.2% | 13% | 274 | 1.2 miles |
| Huntington Community Primary School | 63% | 4.4% | 7.2% | 385 | 1.4 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 3.7%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- Overall absence
- 2.98%
- Persistent absence
- 3.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Boughton Heath Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Oldfield Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Waverton Community Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Cherry Grove Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Huntington Community Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Chester
Other schools in Chester
Christleton Primary School ranks 22nd 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
- Clutton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dee Point Primary School Primary
- Dodleston CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Christleton Primary School teach?
- Christleton Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chester.
- Who is the headteacher of Christleton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Christleton Primary School is Mr Oliver Mitchell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Christleton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Christleton 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 Christleton Primary School?
- Christleton Primary School has 220 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Christleton Primary School full?
- Christleton Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 220 on roll (105%), so it is at or above 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 Christleton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Christleton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Christleton Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Christleton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Christleton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% 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 Christleton Primary School compare with other schools in Cheshire West and Chester?
- Christleton Primary School ranked 81st 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 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Christleton Primary School's absence rate?
- Christleton Primary School's overall absence rate is 3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Christleton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Christleton 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.