Westminster Community Primary School
John Street, Ellesmere Port, CH65 2ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WEAVER TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Dunn
- Sponsor
- Weaver Trust
- Constituency
- Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 151
- URN
- 148984
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01518323672
About this school
Westminster Community Primary School is a primary academy in Ellesmere Port. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 151 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Westminster Community 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 19 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 53% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 58% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 39% | 63% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 39% | 63% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 99.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Westminster Community 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 | 39% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 127 |
| 2023/24 | 133 |
| 2024/25 | 147 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westminster Community Primary School compares
Westminster Community Primary School ranked 66th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 5.8% | 52.4% | 151 | — |
| William Stockton Community Primary School | 63% | 5.7% | 44.2% | 367 | 0.3 miles |
| Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School | 53% | 4.6% | 30.1% | 256 | 0.4 miles |
| The Acorns Primary and Nursery School | 56% | 5.8% | 52.8% | 356 | 0.7 miles |
| Wolverham Primary and Nursery School | 71% | 4.7% | 44% | 277 | 0.8 miles |
| Rivacre Valley Primary School | 58% | 8.2% | 36.2% | 339 | 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)
- 52.38%
- English as an additional language
- 24.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.81%
- Persistent absence
- 24.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
William Stockton Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
The Acorns Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
Wolverham Primary and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
-
Rivacre Valley Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
Other schools in Ellesmere Port
Westminster Community Primary School ranks 9th 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 ages does Westminster Community Primary School teach?
- Westminster Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ellesmere Port.
- Who is the headteacher of Westminster Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Westminster Community Primary School is Miss Emma Dunn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Westminster Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westminster Community 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 Westminster Community Primary School?
- Westminster Community Primary School has 151 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Westminster Community Primary School full?
- Westminster Community Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 151 on roll (108%), 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 Westminster Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Westminster Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Westminster Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Westminster Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Westminster Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Westminster Community Primary School is part of WEAVER TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Westminster Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Westminster Community Primary School compare with other schools in Cheshire West and Chester?
- Westminster Community Primary School ranked 66th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Westminster Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Westminster Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Westminster Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westminster Community 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 10 July 2026.