Lache Primary School
Hawthorn Road, Lache, Chester, CH4 8HX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CONCORDIA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Seager
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 258
- Pupils on roll
- 169
- URN
- 150470
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01244470380
About this school
Lache Primary School is a primary academy in Chester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 169 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. 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
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Lache Primary School (URN 131350).
How Lache Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.6% | 57.5% | 169 | — |
| St Clare's Catholic Primary School | 50% | 7% | 38.4% | 163 | 0.1 miles |
| Belgrave Primary School | 87% | 2.8% | 5.7% | 211 | 0.5 miles |
| Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 447 | 1.0 miles |
| Eccleston CofE Primary School | 47% | 3.7% | 14% | 91 | 1.7 miles |
| The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy | 63% | 5.7% | 13.8% | 198 | 1.7 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)
- 57.5%
- English as an additional language
- 8.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.57%
- Persistent absence
- 15.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Clare's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Belgrave Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Eccleston CofE Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Chester
-
The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Chester
Other 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 year groups does Lache Primary School teach?
- Lache Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Chester.
- Who is the headteacher of Lache Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lache Primary School is Mrs Kate Seager, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lache Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lache 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 big is Lache Primary School?
- Lache Primary School has 169 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lache Primary School full?
- Lache Primary School has capacity for 258 pupils and 169 on roll (66%), so it has space against 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 Lache Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lache Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lache Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lache Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Lache Primary School?
- Lache Primary School is part of CONCORDIA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Lache Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Lache Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Lache Primary School's absence rate?
- Lache Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census.
- Does Lache Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Lache Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.