St Oswald's CofE Primary School
Grove Road, Chester, CH1 6LG
102 pupils · 68% of 150 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- CHESTER DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Free school meals
- 9.8%
Ofsted
Good (2020) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 January 2020, published 2 February 2020. 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 | 78% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 6% |
“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 — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 16 | 15 | 34 | 16 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 9 | 8 | 30 | 9 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 17 | 16 | 29 | 17 |
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 Theresa's Catholic Primary School 2.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Upton Heath CofE Primary School 2.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Saughall All Saints Church of England Primary School 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Arches Community Primary School 2.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- J H Godwin Primary School 3.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Highfield Community Primary School 3.2 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.