Ofsted
Good
Inspected 2010
Expected Standard
78%
Demand Ratio
0.9x
St Oswald's CofE Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Chester, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 16% of primary schools nationally.
St Oswald's CofE Primary School is an academy converter in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of CHESTER DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 109 pupils on roll, of whom 12% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #34 of 116 primaries in Cheshire West and Chester and #5,141 of 14,143 nationally.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2010. 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 18.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
78%
Read SS
106
Maths SS
104
GPS SS
104
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
R/W/M Expected Standard
81%
Read SS
109
Maths SS
108
GPS SS
107
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
No digital report timeline available.
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