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St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Voluntary aided
Lightfoot Street, Hoole, Chester CH2 3AD · lovelearnlaugh.org.uk · 01244 478968
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 84%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cheshire West and Chester 61%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Cheshire West and Chester Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 307
- 88% of 350 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Free school meals
- 7.8%
- First language not English
- 33.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Cheshire West and Chester Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 36 families put the school first and 38 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 38 | 36 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 33 | 23 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 35 | 31 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 39 | 33 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 36 | 34 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 84% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Cheshire West and Chester it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲84% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 17 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 16 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Apr 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (163 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 163
- 50% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (13%) with SEND