Eccleston CofE Primary School
Eaton Road, Eccleston, Chester, CH4 9HD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kathryn Rees-Wright
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 91
- URN
- 111349
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01244506560
About this school
Eccleston CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Chester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 91 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Urgent improvement
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Urgent improvement
- Safeguarding
- Met
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: requires significant improvement.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 69% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 8% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 79% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 64% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 79% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +7.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Eccleston 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 | 69% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 100 |
| 2024/25 | 100 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eccleston CofE Primary School compares
Eccleston CofE Primary School ranked 98th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 3.7% | 14% | 91 | — |
| Huntington Community Primary School | 63% | 4.4% | 7.2% | 385 | 1.2 miles |
| Belgrave Primary School | 87% | 2.8% | 5.7% | 211 | 1.3 miles |
| Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 447 | 1.5 miles |
| Lache Primary School | — | 5.6% | 57.5% | 169 | 1.7 miles |
| St Clare's Catholic Primary School | 50% | 7% | 38.4% | 163 | 1.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14%
- English as an additional language
- 12%
- Overall absence
- 3.74%
- Persistent absence
- 4.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Huntington Community Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Belgrave Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Lache Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Chester
-
St Clare's Catholic Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Chester
Other schools in Chester
Eccleston CofE Primary School ranks 29th 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
- Christleton Primary School Primary
- Clutton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dee Point Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Eccleston CofE Primary School teach?
- Eccleston CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chester.
- Who is the headteacher of Eccleston CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Eccleston CofE Primary School is Mrs Kathryn Rees-Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Eccleston CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eccleston CofE 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 big is Eccleston CofE Primary School?
- Eccleston CofE Primary School has 91 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Eccleston CofE Primary School full?
- Eccleston CofE Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 91 on roll (87%), so it has space against 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 Eccleston CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Eccleston CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chester.
- Does Eccleston CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Eccleston CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Eccleston 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 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Eccleston CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Eccleston CofE Primary School ranked 98th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Eccleston CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Eccleston CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Eccleston CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eccleston 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 15 July 2026.