Neston Primary School
Burton Road, Neston, CH64 9RE
146 pupils · 70% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Free school meals
- 35.6%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 9 December 2025, published 11 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 50% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 11% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 6 | 6 | 29 | 6 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 7 | 7 | 35 | 7 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 20 | 19 | 56 | 20 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 19 | 19 | 49 | 19 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 13 | 13 | 35 | 13 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 18 | 17 | 44 | 17 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 23 | 22 | 48 | 22 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 27 | 25 | 58 | 25 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Winefride's Catholic Primary School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Woodfall Primary and Nursery School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Parkgate Primary School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Willaston CofE Primary School 3.3 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School 4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Thornton Hough Primary School 4 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.