Voluntary aided school · Cheshire West and Chester

Eccleston CofE Primary School

Term dates

Voluntary aided schools can set their own term dates. Many follow Cheshire West and Chester council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

2026/27

2027/28

See Cheshire West and Chester's full dates

Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 6 families put this school as their first choice, and 8 places were offered. 6 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

EntryPlaces offeredPut it firstGot their first choice
September 202686100%
September 2025141771%
September 2024107100%

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

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Ofsted inspection

Report card, 31 March 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.

Requires significant improvement

Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Urgent improvement
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Early years
Urgent improvement
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Safeguarding standards: met.

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From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Ages
4–11
Pupils
91 (capacity 105)
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Chester
Phone
01244506560
Address
Eaton Road, Eccleston, Chester, CH4 9HD
Website
ecclestonprimary.cheshire.sch.uk

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