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Hoole Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Hoole Lane, Hoole, Chester CH2 3HB · hooleceprimary.co.uk · 01244 323890
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 79%
- 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
- 395
- 94% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 11.9%
- First language not English
- 15.2%
- 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, 49 families put the school first and 54 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 | 54 | 49 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 49 | 42 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 51 | 45 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 50 | 42 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 52 | 39 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% 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 | |||
| ▲79% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 134248)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 22 January 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Hoole Church of England Primary School was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 21 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 134248)
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 134248), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 134248)
Before September 2019
Feb 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 134248)
Nov 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 134248)