St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School
Grove Road, Mollington, Chester, CH1 6LG
This school is closed (it closed in April 2023).
It was replaced by St Oswald's CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Dave Wallace
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Constituency
- City of Chester
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 134
- URN
- 130929
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
About this school
St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Chester. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 134 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1997, 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 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 |
| Writing progress | +2.60 |
| Maths progress | +2.80 |
How St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4% | 10.4% | 134 | — |
| St Oswald's CofE Primary School | 78% | 5.1% | 11.9% | 102 | 0.0 miles |
| St Theresa's Catholic Primary School | 48% | 5.3% | 36.1% | 179 | 1.6 miles |
| Upton Heath CofE Primary School | 52% | 3.9% | 9% | 323 | 1.6 miles |
| Saughall All Saints Church of England Primary School | 66% | 4% | 10.5% | 275 | 1.6 miles |
| The Arches Community Primary School | 65% | 6.6% | 51.6% | 180 | 1.8 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.4%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistent absence
- 7.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Oswald's CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Chester
-
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Upton Heath CofE Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Saughall All Saints Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Chester
-
The Arches Community Primary School1.8 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 St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School teach?
- St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Chester.
- Has St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Oswald's CofE Aided 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 St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School?
- St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School had 134 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- What are St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Oswald's CofE Aided 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 28 October 2024.