Ofsted: No Judgement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #86 in Cheshire West and Chester public Top 62% UK

Oldfield Primary School

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

person Mr Alan Brown (Headteacher)

location_onChester, CH3 5LB

language Visit Website phone 1244292426

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Ofsted

No Judgement

Inspected 2018

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Students

209

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Expected Standard

58%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Oldfield Primary School is a Community school primary school in Chester, serving ages 4-11. Ranks in the top 62% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Oldfield Primary School is a community school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 209 pupils on roll.

In 2025, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #86 of 126 primaries in Cheshire West and Chester and #11,204 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is No Judgement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 11.1%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 59%

Reading67% LA 74%

Writing67% LA 70%

Maths76% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading74% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing61% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading80% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths53% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.4

Read

LA 0.4

0.1 to 4.7

-0.4

Write

LA 0.1

-2.6 to 1.8

-1.2

Maths

LA -0.4

-3.4 to 1.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading74% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths74% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA 0.2

-0.4 to 4.0

-1.9

Write

LA -0.7

-4.0 to 0.1

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.4

-3.2 to 0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 62%

Reading87% LA 77%

Writing94% LA 73%

Maths81% LA 74%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA 0.4

-0.9 to 3.3

Write

LA -1.1

-1.1 to 3.1

-0.9

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.8 to 1

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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	#11,204 / 15,231	#86	#9,399	#1
2024	#11,178 / 15,713	#91	#9,026	#1
2023	#8,631 / 15,253	#69	#1	#6,988
2019	#9,728 / 13,571	#69	#1	#8,194
2018	#7,043 / 12,625	#51	#1	#5,451

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 December 2024

Inspection Report

13 September 2023

Inspection Report

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25 September 2018

Inspection Report

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06 November 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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10 December 2008

Inspection Report

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26 September 2005

Inspection Report

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03 July 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-09-25

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

2013-11-06

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Latest Ungraded: School remains Good

2008-12-10

None EIF

Good

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

0.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(2 pupils)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 213 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	213	2	0.9%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	214	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	213	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	215	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	210	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	210	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	212	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	211	4	1.9%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	209	3	1.4%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	212	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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Oldfield Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ranking History & Trajectory

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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Woodfall Primary and Nursery School

Charles Darwin Community Primary School

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Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School

Elton Primary School

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