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Hoole Church of England Primary School

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

person Mrs Rosalind Flanders

location_onChester, CH2 3HB

language Visit Website phone 1244323890

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

401

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Expected Standard

79%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Hoole Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Chester, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 13% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Hoole Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 399 pupils on roll, of whom 13% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #7 of 126 primaries in Cheshire West and Chester and #1,654 of 15,231 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 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 3.8%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

79%

LA 59%

Reading81% LA 74%

Writing86% LA 70%

Maths86% LA 71%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading86% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing79% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths79% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading79% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths82% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA 0.4

-0.8 to 2.6

1.9

Write

LA 0.1

0.2 to 3.6

1.3

Maths

LA -0.4

-0.3 to 2.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading72% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths75% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA 0.2

-1.7 to 1.5

-2.4

Write

LA -0.7

-3.8 to -0.9

-1.8

Maths

LA -0.4

-3.1 to -0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 62%

Reading76% LA 77%

Writing76% LA 73%

Maths80% LA 74%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA 0.4

-3.5 to 0.1

-1

Write

LA -1.1

-2.7 to 0.7

-1.7

Maths

LA -0.3

-3.3 to -0.1

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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	#1,654 / 15,231	#7	#1,957	#1
2024	#4,599 / 15,713	#28	#3,097	#1
2023	#3,147 / 15,253	#21	#1	#3,836
2019	#10,708 / 13,571	#84	#1	#10,496
2018	#8,734 / 12,625	#71	#1	#9,936

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-02-03

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Latest Ungraded: School remains Good

2011-11-15

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 399 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, 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)	399	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	405	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	407	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	403	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	399	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	405	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	401	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	406	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	397	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	383	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	385	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	383	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	386	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	381	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	385	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	385	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	381	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	379	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	375	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	374	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	380	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	382	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	382	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	371	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	370	1	0.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	370	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 21 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Physical Disability 7 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils