Boughton Heath Academy
Becketts Lane, Great Boughton, Chester, CH3 5RW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHESHIRE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Jon Lenton
- Sponsor
- Cheshire Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 226
- Pupils on roll
- 225
- URN
- 141614
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01244732000
About this school
Boughton Heath Academy is a primary academy in Chester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 225 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Boughton Heath Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 74% | 88% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 15% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 94% | 94% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 79% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 91% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.10 | - | - |
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 Boughton Heath Academy 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 | 79% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 88% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 220 |
| 2023/24 | 216 |
| 2024/25 | 223 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Boughton Heath Academy compares
Boughton Heath Academy ranked 4th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 88% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 225 | — |
| Cherry Grove Primary School | 61% | 4.2% | 13% | 274 | 0.3 miles |
| Hoole Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 395 | 0.8 miles |
| St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School | 84% | 4.1% | 10.6% | 307 | 0.8 miles |
| Oldfield Primary School | — | 3% | 5.4% | 207 | 0.8 miles |
| The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy | 63% | 5.7% | 13.8% | 198 | 1.0 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)
- 4.93%
- English as an additional language
- 13.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.8%
- Persistent absence
- 5.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cherry Grove Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Hoole Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Chester
-
St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Oldfield Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Chester
-
The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Chester
Other schools in Chester
Boughton Heath Academy ranks 3rd 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
- 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
- Dodleston CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Boughton Heath Academy teach?
- Boughton Heath Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chester.
- Who is the principal of Boughton Heath Academy?
- The principal of Boughton Heath Academy is Mr Jon Lenton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Boughton Heath Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Boughton Heath Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Boughton Heath Academy?
- Boughton Heath Academy has 225 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Boughton Heath Academy full?
- Boughton Heath Academy has capacity for 226 pupils and 225 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Boughton Heath Academy a faith school?
- No. Boughton Heath Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Boughton Heath Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Boughton Heath Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Boughton Heath Academy part of an academy trust?
- Boughton Heath Academy is part of CHESHIRE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Boughton Heath Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 88% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Boughton Heath Academy compare with other schools in Cheshire West and Chester?
- Boughton Heath Academy ranked 4th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Boughton Heath Academy's absence rate?
- Boughton Heath Academy's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Boughton Heath Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Boughton Heath Academy'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.