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EnglandNorth WestCheshire West and ChesterCH2 3ADSt Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School
Primary

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

Primary

Cheshire West and Chester · Chester · CH2 3AD www.lovelearnlaugh.org.uk

Pupils
312
cap. 350
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
84%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
312
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
84%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
312
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 17/07/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCheshire West and Chester
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Werburgh's and St Columba'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
84%
+8pp
84%79%73%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 84%
RWM higher standard
8%
+6pp
14%8%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
90%
Reading higher standard
53%
Writing expected standard
88%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
96%
Maths higher standard
37%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
88%
SPAG higher standard
45%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
312
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
29%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Lightfoot Street, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3AD
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
2024/2584%8%90%53%88%12%96%37%90%88%109.0108.0108.016%312
2023/2476%2%96%42%92%8%80%16%94%86%109.0105.0106.013%326
2022/2383%10%92%40%90%15%85%42%92%88%109.0107.0108.0+3.40+1.60+1.6011%329
2018/1974%14%88%42%79%26%91%30%88%88%107.0106.0108.0+3.40+1.30+1.8012%324
2017/1873%8%80%37%82%8%82%29%86%76%106.0106.0106.0+1.50-0.30+1.6014%329
2016/1773%11%87%49%78%11%93%36%82%91%108.0108.0109.0+5.50+0.80+5.2015%320

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
2024/2531220.916%29%11%4%9%
2023/2432622.013%28%11%5%11%
2022/2332921.311%26%12%6%11%
2021/2231420.411%21%12%7%19%
2020/2131719.38%20%14%
2018/1932421.212%22%10%3%4%
2017/1832920.614%20%12%4%8%
2016/1732021.415%17%12%4%9%

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