Mill View Primary School
Wealstone Lane, Upton, Chester, CH2 1HB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHESHIRE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Alison Gibbons
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Cheshire Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 242
- URN
- 141621
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01244381443
About this school
Mill View Primary School is a primary academy in Chester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 242 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Mill View Primary School, 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 | 29 | 28 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 82% | 90% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 21% | 25% | 27% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 96% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 89% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 89% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 109.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| 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 Mill View 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 | 83% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 90% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 240 |
| 2023/24 | 241 |
| 2024/25 | 244 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mill View Primary School compares
Mill View Primary School ranked 3rd of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% 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 | 90% | 3.4% | 7.6% | 242 | — |
| Upton Westlea Primary School | 53% | 5.2% | 32.2% | 159 | 0.4 miles |
| Newton Primary School | 53% | 3.8% | 13% | 369 | 0.4 miles |
| Upton Heath CofE Primary School | 52% | 3.9% | 9% | 323 | 0.6 miles |
| St Martin's Academy Chester | 96% | 3% | 6.3% | 177 | 0.8 miles |
| Acresfield Academy | 75% | 3.7% | 10.6% | 248 | 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)
- 7.62%
- English as an additional language
- 8.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.35%
- Persistent absence
- 3.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Upton Westlea Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Newton Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Upton Heath CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Chester
-
St Martin's Academy Chester0.8 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Acresfield Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Chester
Other schools in Chester
Mill View Primary School ranks 2nd 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
- 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 ages does Mill View Primary School teach?
- Mill View Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Chester.
- Who is the principal of Mill View Primary School?
- The principal of Mill View Primary School is Mrs Alison Gibbons, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mill View Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mill View Primary 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 many pupils are at Mill View Primary School?
- Mill View Primary School has 242 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Mill View Primary School full?
- Mill View Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 242 on roll (103%), 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 Mill View Primary School a faith school?
- No. Mill View Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Mill View Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Mill View Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Mill View Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Mill View Primary School 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 Mill View Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 90% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mill View Primary School compare with other schools in Cheshire West and Chester?
- Mill View Primary School ranked 3rd of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mill View Primary School's absence rate?
- Mill View Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mill View Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mill View 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 1 July 2026.