St Martin's Academy Chester

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Outstanding
Dec 3 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Unique reference
139377
Address
91 Hoole Road, CH2 3NG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
174 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
49.4%
Girls
50.6%
First language not English
12.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
5.7%
Persistent absence
3.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 77.6%
Mixed 9.1%
Other White 7.5%
Indian 4%
Other Asian 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell below average-4
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsWell below average-5.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 84%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 20%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Martin's Academy Chester

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
25
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
47
2nd preference
49
3rd preference
35
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
21
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher24.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
25
13
12
Year 1
24
11
13
Year 2
25
13
12
Year 3
26
11
15
Year 4
24
13
11
Year 5
25
11
14
Year 6
25
14
11
Year 2024-2025

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