Overleigh St Mary's CofE Primary School
Old Wrexham Road, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7HS
This school is closed (it closed in March 2025).
It was replaced by Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Drew
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 444
- Pupils on roll
- 459
- URN
- 111290
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
About this school
Overleigh St Mary's CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Chester. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 459 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Overleigh St Mary's 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 | 58 | 57 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 60% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 11% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 82% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 65% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 70% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Overleigh St Mary's 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 | 57% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 525 |
| 2023/24 | 459 |
| 2024/25 | 459 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Overleigh St Mary's CofE Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 4.6% | 15.4% | 459 | — |
| Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 447 | 0.0 miles |
| Belgrave Primary School | 87% | 2.8% | 5.7% | 211 | 0.7 miles |
| The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy | 63% | 5.7% | 13.8% | 198 | 0.9 miles |
| Lache Primary School | — | 5.6% | 57.5% | 169 | 1.0 miles |
| St Clare's Catholic Primary School | 50% | 7% | 38.4% | 163 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.38%
- English as an additional language
- 33.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.62%
- Persistent absence
- 10.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Belgrave Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Chester
-
The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Lache Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Chester
-
St Clare's Catholic Primary School1.0 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 Overleigh St Mary's CofE Primary School teach?
- Overleigh St Mary's CofE Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Chester.
- Has Overleigh St Mary's CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Overleigh St Mary's 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 Overleigh St Mary's CofE Primary School?
- Overleigh St Mary's CofE Primary School had 459 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Overleigh St Mary's CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Overleigh St Mary's CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Overleigh St Mary's 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 7 July 2025.