Hoole Church of England Primary School
Hoole Lane, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3HB
This school is closed (it closed in October 2025).
It was replaced by Hoole Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rosalind Flanders
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 399
- URN
- 134248
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
About this school
Hoole Church of England Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Chester. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 399 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Hoole Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2003, 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 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 57 | 63 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 74% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 11% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 86% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 79% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 79% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 Hoole Church of England 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 | 68% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 401 |
| 2023/24 | 403 |
| 2024/25 | 399 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hoole Church of England Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 3.4% | 13.3% | 399 | — |
| Hoole Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 395 | 0.0 miles |
| St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School | 84% | 4.1% | 10.6% | 307 | 0.3 miles |
| St Martin's Academy Chester | 96% | 3% | 6.3% | 177 | 0.3 miles |
| Cherry Grove Primary School | 61% | 4.2% | 13% | 274 | 0.4 miles |
| Oldfield Primary School | — | 3% | 5.4% | 207 | 0.5 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.28%
- English as an additional language
- 15.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.38%
- Persistent absence
- 4.72%
Location
Nearby schools
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Hoole Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Chester
-
St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Chester
-
St Martin's Academy Chester0.3 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Cherry Grove Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Oldfield Primary School0.5 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 Hoole Church of England Primary School teach?
- Hoole Church of England Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Chester.
- Has Hoole Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Hoole Church of England 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 Hoole Church of England Primary School?
- Hoole Church of England Primary School had 399 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Hoole Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Hoole Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hoole Church of England 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 31 October 2025.