Upton Heath CofE Primary School

About Upton Heath CofE Primary School

If you’re weighing up Upton Heath CofE Primary School, the parent experience signals are a good place to start. In the 2025/26 admissions round, the school was oversubscribed, with 82 applications for 39 places — an oversubscription ratio of 2.1. That means more than two families applied for every spot, which suggests solid local demand. Of those 82 applications, 23 were first-preference choices, and exactly 23 first-preference offers were made, so if you put it top of your list you’d have a decent shot. The school is a Church of England primary in Cheshire West and Chester, with headteacher Stuart Roberts at the helm. It has capacity for 445 pupils but currently enrols 345, so there’s some breathing room. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 8.4%, below the national average, which hints at a relatively advantaged intake.

Academically, Upton Heath holds a Good rating from Ofsted across all categories in its most recent graded inspection in February 2024, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, early years provision, and leadership and management. This is consistent with its previous inspection in 2013, which also rated overall effectiveness as Good. At Key Stage 2, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — slightly below the local authority average of 61%. The school’s ranking within Cheshire West and Chester places it 66th out of 110 primary schools, putting it in the bottom half locally and nationally (60th percentile). Individual subject scores are more mixed: 80% reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths, but writing lagged at 64%. At the higher standard, just 5% achieved the top level across all three subjects.

The school offers a practical range of facilities including an ICT suite, forest school, sensory room, sports hall, music rooms, playing fields, an outdoor playground, and a chapel. Sports provision covers rounders, netball, swimming, dance, cross country, football, and tennis, while clubs include film, book, science, and drama. For SEND, the school supports a broad spectrum of needs, from dyslexia and moderate learning difficulties to autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, and visual impairment. With an oversubscription ratio of 2.1, it’s a popular choice but not impossibly competitive. This school will suit families who value a Church of England ethos, a Good Ofsted rating, and a wide range of on-site facilities and clubs, though those prioritising top-tier academic outcomes may want to look at higher-ranked peers like Bishop Wilson or Delamere CofE in the same local authority.

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