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Cherry Grove Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

person Mr Jonathan Gilbert (Headteacher)

location_onChester, CH3 5EG

language Visit Website phone 01244478316

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

293

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Expected Standard

61%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Cherry Grove Primary School is a Community school primary school in Chester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 59% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Cherry Grove Primary School is a community school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 274 pupils on roll, of whom 15% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #72 of 113 primaries in Cheshire West and Chester and #10,107 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 59%

Reading76% LA 74%

Writing68% LA 70%

Maths82% LA 71%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading68% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths65% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading67% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths70% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA 0.4

-0.4 to 3.7

2.6

Write

LA 0.1

0.6 to 4.5

2.1

Maths

LA -0.4

0.2 to 4.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading64% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA 0.2

-4.2 to -0.4

-1.1

Write

LA -0.7

-2.9 to 0.6

-0.7

Maths

LA -0.4

-2.3 to 1.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 62%

Reading77% LA 77%

Writing75% LA 73%

Maths61% LA 74%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA 0.4

-2.7 to 0.9

0.5

Write

LA -1.1

-1.2 to 2.2

-2.3

Maths

LA -0.3

-3.9 to -0.7

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#10,107 / 14,159	#72	#8,222	#1
2024	#11,263 / 14,233	#83	#9,748	#1
2023	#5,313 / 13,940	#36	#8,455	#2,120
2019	#9,382 / 11,810	#65	#7,893	#9,301
2018	#8,323 / 10,972	#59	#8,116	#7,954

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 January 2025

Inspection Report

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10 December 2019

Inspection Report

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22 September 2015

Inspection Report

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26 November 2013

Inspection Report

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06 December 2011

Inspection Report

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01 July 2009

Inspection Report

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13 March 2006

Inspection Report

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24 January 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-09-22

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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2013-11-26

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Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 272 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	272	1	0.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	266	4	1.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	288	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	285	6	2.1%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	279	4	1.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	298	4	1.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	293	2	0.7%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	278	4	1.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	303	2	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	299	2	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	296	1	0.3%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	316	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	315	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	303	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	313	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	313	3	1.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	296	1	0.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	322	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	314	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	305	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	306	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	301	1	0.3%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	294	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	321	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	313	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	301	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 24 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils