Eccleston CofE Primary School
Eaton Road, Chester, CH4 9HD
91 pupils · 87% of 105 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Free school meals
- 7.7%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Urgent improvement |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Urgent improvement |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 31 March 2026, published 14 June 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 | 47% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.75 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 8 | 6 | 28 | 8 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 14 | 17 | 45 | 14 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 10 | 7 | 39 | 10 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 13 | 12 | 32 | 13 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 13 | 11 | 33 | 13 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 13 | 17 | 47 | 13 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 14 | 12 | 27 | 14 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 10 | 16 | 58 | 10 |
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
- Huntington Community Primary School 1.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Belgrave Primary School 2.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School 2.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Lache Primary School 2.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Clare's Catholic Primary School 2.8 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Saighton Church of England Primary School & Pre-School 3.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · 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.