Huxley CofE Primary School
Church Lane, Huxley, Chester, CH3 9BH
This school is closed (it closed in January 2024).
It was replaced by Huxley CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Gourley
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Constituency
- Eddisbury
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
- Capacity
- 49
- Pupils on roll
- 36
- URN
- 111286
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
About this school
Huxley CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Chester. It taught children aged 5 to 11 and had 36 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Huxley CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 8 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 50% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 99.0 |
Trends over time
How Huxley 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 | 63% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 35.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 30.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 34 |
| 2023/24 | 36 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Huxley CofE Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 0% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 30.6% | 13.9% | 36 | — |
| Huxley CofE Primary School | 33% | 33.9% | 14.6% | 63 | 0.0 miles |
| Duddon St Peter's CofE Primary School | 54% | 8.1% | 14.9% | 66 | 2.0 miles |
| Tattenhall Park Primary School | 72% | 4% | 10.2% | 199 | 2.4 miles |
| Tarporley CofE Primary School | 71% | 3.5% | 9% | 259 | 2.7 miles |
| Tarvin Primary School | 82% | 4.6% | 5% | 230 | 3.5 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.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.9%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 30.6%
- Persistent absence
- 88.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Huxley CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Duddon St Peter's CofE Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Tarporley
-
Tattenhall Park Primary School2.4 miles
Primary
-
Tarporley CofE Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Tarporley
-
Tarvin Primary School3.5 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 Huxley CofE Primary School teach?
- Huxley CofE Primary School taught children aged 5 to 11. It was a primary school in Chester.
- Has Huxley CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Huxley 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 big is Huxley CofE Primary School?
- Huxley CofE Primary School had 36 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- How have Huxley CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 33% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Huxley CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Huxley 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 8 July 2024.