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

Cheshire West and Chester, CH2 3ADPrimaryAges 5–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jul 2024
KS2 Results
76%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.7×
Not oversubscribed
23 1st-choice / 33 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2471 of 13,686 nationally

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

Parents considering St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School will find a school that local families clearly want to get into. In the 2025/26 admissions round, the school received 66 applications for just 33 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2:1. Of those, 23 families put it as their first preference, and all 23 were offered a place. That kind of demand suggests a strong local reputation, and it's backed up by the most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024, which judged the school to remain Good and noted it was improving. The previous graded inspection in 2015 also rated it Good, so the school has held a consistent standard over time. With 312 pupils on roll against a capacity of 350, there's a little breathing room, but the oversubscription figures show that getting in isn't guaranteed.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressLightfoot Street, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH2 3AD
HeadteacherNichola Jevons
Local AuthorityCheshire West and Chester
Number of Pupils312
Free School Meals (FSM)9.6%
School Capacity312 / 350 (89% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

17 Jul 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (17 Jul 2024): School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

Source: Ofsted, 25 Jun 2015. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

7
ICT SuitePlaying FieldsArt StudiosSensory RoomLibraryDining HallChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

13

Sports

FootballCricketCross CountryDanceRoundersTennisSwimming

Clubs & Activities

Eco ClubArt ClubScience ClubFilm ClubDramaBook Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearing

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:20

Source: lovelearnlaugh.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.