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St Martin's Academy Chester
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Free school
91 Hoole Road, Chester CH2 3NG · stmartinsacademychester.co.uk · 01244 566166
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 96%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cheshire West and Chester 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 177
- 97% of 182 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 5.1%
- First language not English
- 14.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 33 families put the school first and 26 places were offered; 64% 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 | 26 | 33 | 1.3▲ | 64% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 25 | 47 | 1.9▲ | 45% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 23 | 40 | 1.7▲ | 57% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 24 | 48 | 2▲ | 46% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 25 | 62 | 2.5▲ | 39% |
Results
In 2024/25, 96% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 32% 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 | |||
| ▲96% | 62% | ||
| ▲32% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲112 | 106 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ▲111 | 105 | |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Martin's Academy Chester on 3 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 3 Dec 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (83 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 83
- 48% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 60% who raised concerns
based on the 19% who had a child bullied