Best Primary Schools in Chester

We checked all 42 primary schools in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, and list every one: 33 ranked, then 9 without a rank.

Schools checked
42
Ranked
33
Without a rank
9

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Chester. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Chester also has 11 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Cheshire West and Chester. Cheshire West and Chester also has rankings for Northwich, Ellesmere Port, Frodsham and Winsford.

Ranked primary schools in Chester

  1. 1

    St Martin's Academy Chester

    Free school, 177 pupils, inspected December 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    96%
    Higher standard
    32%

  2. 2

    Mill View Primary School

    Academy, 242 pupils, inspected May 2024

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    90%
    Higher standard
    27%

  3. 3

    Boughton Heath Academy

    Academy, 225 pupils, inspected July 2024

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    88%
    Higher standard
    18%

  4. 4

    Acresfield Academy

    Academy, 248 pupils, inspected July 2024

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    75%
    Higher standard
    22%

  5. 5

    Guilden Sutton CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 207 pupils, inspected September 2017

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    84%
    Higher standard
    16%

  6. 6

    Tarvin Primary School

    Academy, 230 pupils, inspected April 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    82%
    Higher standard
    24%

  7. 7

    Belgrave Primary School

    Academy, 211 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    87%
    Higher standard
    13%

  8. 8

    St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 307 pupils, inspected June 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    84%
    Higher standard
    8%

  9. 9

    St Oswald's CofE Primary School

    Academy, 102 pupils, inspected November 2010

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    78%
    Higher standard
    6%

  10. 10

    Saughall All Saints Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 275 pupils, inspected May 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    66%
    Higher standard
    7%

  11. 11

    Cherry Grove Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 274 pupils, inspected September 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    61%
    Higher standard
    8%

  12. 11

    Waverton Community Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 197 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    77%
    Higher standard
    3%

  13. 13

    Mickle Trafford Village School

    Local authority maintained, 169 pupils, inspected March 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    72%
    Higher standard
    0%

  14. 14

    Elton Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 205 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    74%
    Higher standard
    0%

  15. 15

    Saighton Church of England Primary School & Pre-School

    Local authority maintained, 112 pupils, inspected February 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    69%
    Higher standard
    8%

  16. 16

    Huntington Community Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 385 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    63%
    Higher standard
    7%

  17. 17

    The Arches Community Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 180 pupils, inspected July 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    65%
    Higher standard
    6%

  18. 18

    Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 369 pupils, inspected January 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    61%
    Higher standard
    0%

  19. 19

    Christleton Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 220 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Expected standard
    53%
    Higher standard
    0%

  20. 20

    Highfield Community Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 218 pupils, inspected January 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    50%
    Higher standard
    9%

  21. 21

    The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy

    Free school, 198 pupils, inspected January 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    63%
    Higher standard
    0%

  22. 22

    Dodleston CofE Primary School

    Academy, 65 pupils, inspected November 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    60%
    Higher standard
    0%

  23. 23

    Farndon Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 313 pupils, inspected January 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    50%
    Higher standard
    8%

  24. 24

    Ashton Hayes Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 134 pupils, inspected April 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    44%
    Higher standard
    6%

  25. 24

    St Theresa's Catholic Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 179 pupils, inspected May 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    48%
    Higher standard
    7%

  26. 26

    Upton Heath CofE Primary School

    Academy, 323 pupils, inspected February 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    52%
    Higher standard
    2%

  27. 27

    St Clare's Catholic Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 163 pupils, inspected October 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    50%
    Higher standard
    3%

  28. 28

    Newton Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 369 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Expected standard
    53%
    Higher standard
    0%

  29. 29

    Dee Point Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 485 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    40%
    Higher standard
    3%

  30. 30

    Eccleston CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 91 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Urgent improvement to needs attention
    Expected standard
    47%
    Higher standard
    0%

  31. 31

    J H Godwin Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 161 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    32%
    Higher standard
    0%

  32. 32

    Barrow CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 48 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Urgent improvement to strong standard
    Expected standard
    33%
    Higher standard
    0%

  33. 33

    Huxley CofE Primary School

    Academy, 63 pupils, inspected March 2022

    Ofsted: Inadequate
    Expected standard
    33%
    Higher standard
    0%

Primary schools in Chester without a rank