- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Chester faith schools average, low absence.
49 first choices, 54 offers made
Met the standard at 1179%
Chester faith schools 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 395
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
Faith schools in Chester
All 12 faith schools in Chester. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School
Chester, CH2 3AD · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results well above the Chester faith schools average, low absence.
36 first choices, 38 offers made
Met the standard at 1184%
Chester faith schools 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 307
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Chester, CH3 5XF · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Chester faith schools average.
219 first choices, 202 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1653.7
Chester faith schools 50.1England 46.2
- Days missed
- 6.8%Chester faith schools 6.1%
- Pupils
- 1,253
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Chester, CH4 7HS · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Chester faith schools average, low absence.
28 first choices, 36 offers made
Met the standard at 1152%
Chester faith schools 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 447
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results close to the Chester faith schools average.
31 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1163%
Chester faith schools 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.7%Chester faith schools 6.1%
- Pupils
- 198
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well below the Chester faith schools average, low absence.
38 first choices, 46 offers made
Met the standard at 1152%
Chester faith schools 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 323
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
- Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results below the Chester faith schools average, high absence.
70 first choices, 72 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1644.1
Chester faith schools 50.1England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 797
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Chester faith schools average.
33 first choices, 37 offers made
Met the standard at 1161%
Chester faith schools 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.1%Chester faith schools 6.1%
- Pupils
- 369
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.0
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results well below the Chester faith schools average.
13 first choices, 15 offers made
Met the standard at 1150%
Chester faith schools 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- 7.0%Chester faith schools 6.1%
- Pupils
- 163
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Chester faith schools average.
17 first choices, 18 offers made
Met the standard at 1148%
Chester faith schools 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.3%Chester faith schools 6.1%
- Pupils
- 179
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
The Firs School
Ch2 2hj · Independent · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- ISI:Inspected
- Faith school
- Has a nursery
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –Chester faith schools 6.1%
- Pupils
- 144
- Pupils per teacher
- –
The Queen's School
Chester, CH1 2NN · Independent · All-through · Ages 3 to 18 · Girls
- ISI:Inspected
- Faith school
- Girls
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results close to the Chester faith schools average.
Attainment 8 at 1652.8
Chester faith schools 50.1England 46.2
- Days missed
- –Chester faith schools 6.1%
- Pupils
- 382
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Faith schools12
- Met the standard at 1162.5%England 62%
- Good or Outstanding100%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools12 of 124 Catholic, 6 Church of England
- With a nursery class5take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals15.9%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Chester's faith schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Met the expected standard at 11
Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Chester
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 4 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 0 of 8
- Good: 8 of 8
- Requires improvement: 0 of 8
- Inadequate: 0 of 8
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Chester
Half or more are faith schools.
12 of the 12 faith schools in Chester have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterCheck how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Faith schools in Chester, explained
There are 12 faith schools in Chester, teaching 4,957 children. 4 are run by the council and 6 are academies or free schools. Among them are 2 independent schools.
100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
62.5% of pupils in Chester faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 48% to 84%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
15.9% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,061 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 15.8% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Pick an area to see its faith schools, or browse other kinds of school in and around Chester.
- Ellesmere Port8 faith schools
- Neston1 school
- Frodsham2 faith schools
- Bebington6 faith schools
- Runcorn11 faith schools
- Heswall2 faith schools
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many faith schools are in Chester?
There are 12 faith schools in Chester, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Chester?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Chester on Eduscope are Hoole Church of England Primary School, St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School and The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Chester ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Chester faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Chester is 18:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.