Ofsted: Good trending_up High Demand emoji_events #19 in Cheshire West and Chester public Top 5% UK

Belgrave Primary School

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person Mrs Juliette Brown (Headteacher)

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

210

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Expected Standard

87%

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Demand Ratio

1.7x

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Belgrave Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Chester, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Highly competitive: 1.7× more applications than places — plan well ahead. Ranks in the top 5% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Belgrave Primary School is an academy converter in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of THE LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 211 pupils on roll, of whom 7% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 87% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #19 of 113 primaries in Cheshire West and Chester and #3,695 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.7× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 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

87%

LA 59%

Reading90% LA 74%

Writing87% LA 70%

Maths97% LA 71%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading97% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing87% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths90% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading93% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths93% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.6

Read

LA 0.4

1.4 to 5.9

1.0

Write

LA 0.1

-1.2 to 3.2

1.3

Maths

LA -0.4

-0.8 to 3.5

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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	#3,695 / 14,159	#19	#578	#1
2024	#3,548 / 14,233	#17	#501	#1
2023	#2,713 / 13,940	#17	#761	#2,397

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

20 September 2023

Inspection Report

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09 December 2021

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2023-09-20

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

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2009-11-30

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

1.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 209 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	209	2	1.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	211	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	209	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 11 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils