Maple Grove School
Clare Avenue, Chester, CH2 3HR
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Ben Reading
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 51
- Pupils on roll
- 50
- URN
- 147737
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01244257950
About this school
Maple Grove School is an independent special school in Cheshire West and Chester. It teaches children aged 5 to 18 and has 50 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Maple Grove School under its current framework. 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
Maple Grove School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2020, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Maple Grove 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | 50 |
| 2024/25 | 54 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 50
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Firs School0.8 miles
Independent schools
-
Abbey School for Exceptional Children1.1 miles
Special schools
-
Dee Banks School1.2 miles
Special schools · Chester
-
The Hammond1.2 miles
Independent schools · Chester
-
University of Chester1.3 miles
Universities · Chester
Common questions
- What ages does Maple Grove School teach?
- Maple Grove School teaches children aged 5 to 18. It is a special school in Cheshire West and Chester.
- Who is the headteacher of Maple Grove School?
- The headteacher of Maple Grove School is Mr Ben Reading, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Maple Grove School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Maple Grove 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 many pupils are at Maple Grove School?
- Maple Grove School has 50 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 18.
- Is Maple Grove School full?
- Maple Grove School has capacity for 51 pupils and 50 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Maple Grove School a faith school?
- No. Maple Grove School has no designated religious character.
- What are Maple Grove School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Maple Grove 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 24 July 2026.