The Firs School
45 Newton Lane, Chester, CH2 2HJ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr David Girvan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 220
- Pupils on roll
- 144
- URN
- 111470
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01244322443
About this school
The Firs School is an independent school in Cheshire West and Chester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 144 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Firs School under its current framework. 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
The Firs School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 1957, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How The Firs 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 122 |
| 2023/24 | 89 |
| 2024/25 | 117 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 5
- Pupils on SEN support
- 14
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College0.5 miles
Special schools · Chester
-
Maple Grove School0.8 miles
Special schools
-
Ancora House School0.9 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Chester
-
University of Chester1.0 miles
Universities · Chester
-
The Hammond1.1 miles
Independent schools · Chester
Common questions
- What ages does The Firs School teach?
- The Firs School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is an independent school in Cheshire West and Chester.
- Who is the headteacher of The Firs School?
- The headteacher of The Firs School is Mr David Girvan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Firs School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Firs 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 The Firs School?
- The Firs School has 144 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Firs School full?
- The Firs School has capacity for 220 pupils and 144 on roll (65%), 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 The Firs School a faith school?
- No. The Firs School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Firs School a selective school?
- No. The Firs School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does The Firs School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Firs School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 24 July 2026.