Acresfield Academy
Acres Lane, Upton By Chester, Chester, CH2 1LJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTH WEST ACADEMIES TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mr Mike Dixon
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- North West Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 248
- URN
- 147489
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01244257350
About this school
Acresfield Academy is a primary academy in Chester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 248 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. 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 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 87% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 90% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 90% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 90% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 112.0 | 112.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 110.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +6.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.10 | - | - |
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 Acresfield 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 | 78% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 245 |
| 2023/24 | 242 |
| 2024/25 | 250 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Acresfield Academy compares
Acresfield Academy ranked 22nd of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 3.7% | 10.6% | 248 | — |
| Upton Westlea Primary School | 53% | 5.2% | 32.2% | 159 | 0.7 miles |
| Upton Heath CofE Primary School | 52% | 3.9% | 9% | 323 | 0.7 miles |
| Mill View Primary School | 90% | 3.4% | 7.6% | 242 | 1.0 miles |
| Newton Primary School | 53% | 3.8% | 13% | 369 | 1.4 miles |
| St Martin's Academy Chester | 96% | 3% | 6.3% | 177 | 1.6 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)
- 10.55%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.65%
- Persistent absence
- 6.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Upton Westlea Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Upton Heath CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Mill View Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Newton Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Chester
-
St Martin's Academy Chester1.6 miles
Primary · Chester
Other schools in Chester
Acresfield Academy ranks 10th of the 34 ranked primary schools in Chester.
- 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
- Dodleston CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Acresfield Academy teach?
- Acresfield Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Chester.
- Who is the headteacher of Acresfield Academy?
- The headteacher of Acresfield Academy is Mr Mike Dixon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Acresfield Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Acresfield 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 big is Acresfield Academy?
- Acresfield Academy has 248 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Acresfield Academy full?
- Acresfield Academy has capacity for 236 pupils and 248 on roll (105%), 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 Acresfield Academy a faith school?
- No. Acresfield Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Acresfield Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Acresfield Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Acresfield Academy?
- Acresfield Academy is part of NORTH WEST ACADEMIES TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Acresfield Academy have?
- The schools register lists Acresfield Academy's special educational needs provision as: PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Acresfield Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Acresfield Academy rank locally?
- Acresfield Academy ranked 22nd of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Acresfield Academy's absence rate?
- Acresfield Academy's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Acresfield Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Acresfield 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 10 July 2026.