Oldfield Primary School
Green Lane, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5LB
This school is closed (it closed in December 2024).
It was replaced by Oldfield Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Alan Brown
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 214
- URN
- 111230
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
About this school
Oldfield Primary School was a community primary school in Chester. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 214 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Oldfield Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 31 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 58% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 74% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 71% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 74% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 Oldfield 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 | 37% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 209 |
| 2023/24 | 214 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oldfield Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 90% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 4% | 5.6% | 214 | — |
| Oldfield Primary School | — | 3% | 5.4% | 207 | 0.0 miles |
| Hoole Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 395 | 0.5 miles |
| Cherry Grove Primary School | 61% | 4.2% | 13% | 274 | 0.7 miles |
| St Martin's Academy Chester | 96% | 3% | 6.3% | 177 | 0.8 miles |
| St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School | 84% | 4.1% | 10.6% | 307 | 0.8 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.6%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistent absence
- 7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oldfield Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Hoole Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Cherry Grove Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Chester
-
St Martin's Academy Chester0.8 miles
Primary · Chester
-
St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Chester
Other 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 Oldfield Primary School teach?
- Oldfield Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Chester.
- Has Oldfield Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Oldfield Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Oldfield Primary School?
- Oldfield Primary School had 214 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Oldfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Oldfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oldfield 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 31 December 2024.