St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Seacombe Drive, Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 2BD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Robina Baird
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 245
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- URN
- 135505
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01518326250
About this school
St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Ellesmere Port. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 213 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 30 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 63% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 3% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 73% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 33% | 80% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 28% | 70% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.30 | - | - |
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 St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery 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 | 17% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 223 |
| 2023/24 | 226 |
| 2024/25 | 219 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School compares
St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School ranked 34th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 5.1% | 28.3% | 213 | — |
| Brookside Primary School | 50% | 6.8% | 42.1% | 184 | 0.3 miles |
| Meadow Primary School | — | 3.9% | 4.9% | 419 | 0.4 miles |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School | 62% | 5.5% | 27% | 290 | 0.6 miles |
| Woodlands Primary School | 49% | 5% | 16.9% | 533 | 0.6 miles |
| The Acorns Primary and Nursery School | 56% | 5.8% | 52.8% | 356 | 0.8 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.27%
- English as an additional language
- 21%
- Overall absence
- 5.1%
- Persistent absence
- 12.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brookside Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
Meadow Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
Woodlands Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
The Acorns Primary and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
Other schools in Ellesmere Port
St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School ranks 3rd of the 20 ranked primary schools in Ellesmere Port.
- Brookside Primary School Primary
- Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Childer Thornton Primary School Primary
- Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Little Sutton C of E Primary School Primary
- Meadow Primary School Primary
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Primary
- Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Rivacre Valley Primary School Primary
- Rossmore School Primary
- St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School Primary
- St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School teach?
- St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Ellesmere Port.
- Who is the head teacher of St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School?
- The head teacher of St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Robina Baird, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery 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 St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School?
- St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School has 213 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School full?
- St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 245 pupils and 213 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 St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- Yes. St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
- Does St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 17% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School ranked 34th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery 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 1 July 2026.