Capenhurst CofE Primary School
Capenhurst Lane, Capenhurst, Chester, CH1 6HE
This school is closed (it closed in September 2025).
It was replaced by Capenhurst CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Green
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 94
- URN
- 111271
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
About this school
Capenhurst CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Chester. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 94 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Capenhurst CofE 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 | 13 | 17 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 65% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 6% | 31% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 76% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 76% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 71% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 Capenhurst CofE 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 | 46% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 100 |
| 2023/24 | 100 |
| 2024/25 | 94 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Capenhurst CofE Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 5.8% | 11.7% | 94 | — |
| Capenhurst CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 88 | 0.0 miles |
| Meadow Primary School | — | 3.9% | 4.9% | 419 | 1.2 miles |
| St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 71% | 5.1% | 28.3% | 213 | 1.3 miles |
| Woodlands Primary School | 49% | 5% | 16.9% | 533 | 1.4 miles |
| Brookside Primary School | 50% | 6.8% | 42.1% | 184 | 1.6 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)
- 11.7%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.76%
- Persistent absence
- 13.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Capenhurst CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Meadow Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School1.3 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
Woodlands Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
Brookside Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
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 ages does Capenhurst CofE Primary School teach?
- Capenhurst CofE Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Chester.
- Has Capenhurst CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Capenhurst CofE 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 many pupils are at Capenhurst CofE Primary School?
- Capenhurst CofE Primary School had 94 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Capenhurst CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Capenhurst CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Capenhurst CofE 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 30 September 2025.