Academy · Cheshire West and Chester
Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School
- Primary
- Ages 3–11
- Church of England
- Term dates checked
Term dates
This school's own term dates broadly match Cheshire West and Chester council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.
2026/27
2027/28
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, 28 families put this school as their first choice, and 36 places were offered. 28 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).
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
No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 8 October 2024. No overall grade was given (Ofsted stopped giving one in September 2024). It was inspected as Overleigh St Mary's CofE Primary School, before the school changed (for example, became an academy).
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
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
- Academy
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Pupils
- 447 (capacity 444)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Academy trust
- CHESTER DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
- Phone
- 01244267525
- Address
- Old Wrexham Road, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7HS
- Website
- osm.cheshire.sch.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.