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EnglandNorth WestCheshire West and ChesterCH4 8HXSt Clare's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Clare's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Cheshire West and Chester · Chester · CH4 8HX http://www.stclares.cheshire.sch.uk

Pupils
172
cap. 180
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
172
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
172
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/06/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCheshire West and Chester
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Clare's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Cheshire West and Chester

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
50%
0pp
52%48%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
RWM higher standard
3%
-1pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
53%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
63%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
63%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
25%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
172
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
20%
FSM eligible
38%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Hawthorn Road, Lache, Chester, CH4 8HX
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2550%3%81%25%53%3%63%25%63%75%105.0102.0105.023%172
2023/2450%4%75%18%61%4%57%7%68%64%105.0101.0102.018%175
2022/2343%7%63%30%57%7%63%30%73%63%104.0103.0103.0+2.60+1.70+2.3021%185
2018/1952%3%66%24%52%3%72%7%86%72%103.0103.0103.0+3.60-2.20+2.1022%162
2017/1850%0%65%15%55%5%80%10%80%75%100.0102.0101.0+0.50-1.10+2.3028%154
2016/1767%5%76%14%67%24%76%24%81%76%103.0105.0105.0+1.10+0.40+2.5015%144

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2517217.923%20%38%7%15%
2023/2417516.518%20%40%6%16%
2022/2318518.521%23%40%7%26%
2021/2217720.615%20%42%8%31%
2020/2117220.020%20%41%
2018/1916216.522%25%28%4%13%
2017/1815421.428%25%29%6%16%
2016/1714420.415%23%28%5%15%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.