Christleton Primary School
Community primary school in Chester (Cheshire West and Chester).
KS2 RWM expected
53%
▼ 9pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
77%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
87%
▲ 13pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
73%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
97.0%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
23.4
▲ 2.7 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
4.1%
▼ 21pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
105%
220 / 210 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
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Where each figure sits
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| Measure | Latest year | This school | In England | In Cheshire West and Chester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 2024/25 | 3% | joint 15,919th highest of 16,262 (8 schools have the same figure) | 116th highest of 122 |
| Unauthorised absence | 2024/25 | 0.5% | joint 15,532nd highest of 16,262 (55 schools have the same figure) | 120th highest of 122 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 2024/25 | 0.5% | joint 9,551st highest of 16,268 (78 schools have the same figure) | 63rd highest of 122 |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2024/25 | 0.5 | - | - |
| Permanent exclusions | 2024/25 | 0.00% | - | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 2025/26 | 4.1% | joint 16,128th highest of 16,710 (26 schools have the same figure) | 118th highest of 128 |
| Any SEN | 2025/26 | 7.7% | joint 16,321st highest of 16,706 (25 schools have the same figure) | joint 119th highest of 128 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| SEN support | 2025/26 | 5.5% | joint 16,280th highest of 16,706 (19 schools have the same figure) | 116th highest of 128 |
| Education, health and care plans | 2025/26 | 2.3% | joint 12,333rd highest of 16,706 (276 schools have the same figure) | joint 104th highest of 128 (3 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers (FTE) | 2024/25 | 8.4 | - | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | 2024/25 | 11 | - | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 2024/25 | 5.1 | - | - |
| Pupils per teacher | 2024/25 | 25.7 | joint 1,266th highest of 16,147 (49 schools have the same figure) | 5th highest of 118 |
| Pupils per adult | 2024/25 | 15.9 | joint 419th highest of 16,163 (24 schools have the same figure) | 4th highest of 118 |
| Teacher turnover | 2024/25 | 11.9% | joint 8,334th highest of 16,165 (59 schools have the same figure) | joint 44th highest of 118 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 2024/25 | 40% | - | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2024/25 | 1.1 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 expected standard | 2024/25 | 53% | joint 10,746th highest of 14,270 (304 schools have the same figure) | joint 80th highest of 118 (5 schools have the same figure) |
| Places | 2023/24 | 210 | - | - |
| Pupils | 2023/24 | 215 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 2023/24 | 0% | - | - |
| Key stage 2 reading progress | 2022/23 | +1.9 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 writing progress | 2022/23 | +0.7 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 maths progress | 2022/23 | +1.5 | - | - |
"Nth highest of N" counts the schools of the same type in the same school year that have a figure, with the highest figure first. It says where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. Where other schools have exactly the same figure the position is called "joint" and the number of schools with that figure is given. A dash means no position is held, because only one school has a figure or every school has the same figure.
Ofsted inspections
- 15/10/2024 (school year 2024/25): No overall grade (key judgements)
- 02/07/2014 (school year 2013/14): Outstanding
- 10/02/2009 (school year 2008/09): Good
Figures: the yearly series on this page. Positions: open schools in England, built 2026-10-27 from the DfE releases held by WhatSchool (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, key stage 2 and 4), Open Government Licence v3.0. Ofsted dates: Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026. DfE has not published key stage 2 progress since 2022/23, so each progress measure has one year.
Attendance and behaviour
iAbsence is the share of possible sessions (half days) missed, for full academic years (no 2019/20 figure is published). Pupils suspended at least once and permanent exclusions are shares of pupils; suspensions per 100 pupils counts every suspension. 2020/21 and 2021/22 were affected by COVID-19.Overall absence3% 2024/25
This school
3.5%
2016/17
3.6%
2017/18
3.2%
2018/19
1.8%
2020/21
4.1%
2021/22
3.8%
2022/23
3.6%
2023/24
3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence0.5% 2024/25
This school
0.6%
2016/17
0.6%
2017/18
1%
2018/19
0.3%
2020/21
1.1%
2021/22
1.1%
2022/23
0.7%
2023/24
0.5%
2024/25
Pupils suspended at least once0.5% 2024/25
This school
0%
2017/18
0.5%
2018/19
0%
2019/20
0.9%
2020/21
0.5%
2021/22
0%
2022/23
0.9%
2023/24
0.5%
2024/25
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.5 2024/25
This school
0.0
2017/18
1.9
2018/19
0.0
2019/20
1.9
2020/21
0.5
2021/22
0.0
2022/23
0.9
2023/24
0.5
2024/25
Permanent exclusions0.00% 2024/25
This school
0.00%
2017/18
0.00%
2018/19
0.00%
2019/20
0.00%
2020/21
0.00%
2021/22
0.00%
2022/23
0.00%
2023/24
0.00%
2024/25
Pupils
iPupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) and special educational needs (SEN) are shares of all pupils on roll in the January census.Eligible for free school meals (census)4.1% 2025/26
This school
5.7%
2019/20
7.1%
2020/21
5.6%
2021/22
5.1%
2022/23
4.7%
2023/24
3.7%
2024/25
4.1%
2025/26
Any SEN7.7% 2025/26
This school
9.4%
2019/20
12.3%
2020/21
11.7%
2021/22
10.7%
2022/23
9.3%
2023/24
8.3%
2024/25
7.7%
2025/26
SEN support5.5% 2025/26
This school
9%
2019/20
10.4%
2020/21
9.4%
2021/22
8.4%
2022/23
7.9%
2023/24
6.9%
2024/25
5.5%
2025/26
Education, health and care plans2.3% 2025/26
This school
0.5%
2019/20
1.9%
2020/21
2.3%
2021/22
2.3%
2022/23
1.4%
2023/24
1.4%
2024/25
2.3%
2025/26
Staff
iTeacher numbers are full-time equivalents (FTE) or headcount from the November school workforce census. Turnover is the share of teachers who left in the year.Teachers (FTE)8.4 2024/25
This school
8.0
2017/18
7.8
2018/19
8.5
2019/20
8.9
2020/21
8.8
2021/22
9.1
2022/23
8.2
2023/24
8.4
2024/25
Teachers (headcount)11 2024/25
This school
10
2017/18
11
2018/19
12
2019/20
11
2020/21
11
2021/22
12
2022/23
10
2023/24
11
2024/25
Teaching assistants (FTE)5.1 2024/25
This school
5.7
2017/18
4.7
2018/19
4.2
2019/20
5.7
2020/21
7.5
2021/22
5.9
2022/23
5.9
2023/24
5.1
2024/25
Pupils per teacher25.7 2024/25
This school
26.3
2017/18
26.7
2018/19
25.0
2019/20
23.9
2020/21
24.2
2021/22
23.6
2022/23
26.2
2023/24
25.7
2024/25
Pupils per adult15.9 2024/25
This school
14.8
2017/18
16.2
2018/19
15.5
2019/20
14.2
2020/21
12.9
2021/22
14.2
2022/23
15.1
2023/24
15.9
2024/25
Teacher turnover11.9% 2024/25
This school
5%
2017/18
28.2%
2018/19
7.1%
2019/20
0%
2020/21
11.9%
2021/22
17.6%
2022/23
0%
2023/24
11.9%
2024/25
Teachers taking sickness absence40% 2024/25
This school
40%
2016/17
36.4%
2017/18
42.9%
2018/19
50%
2020/21
41.7%
2021/22
58.3%
2022/23
40%
2023/24
40%
2024/25
Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers)1.1 2024/25
This school
1.1
2016/17
17.8
2017/18
3.9
2018/19
1.2
2020/21
1.8
2021/22
2.7
2022/23
2.2
2023/24
1.1
2024/25
Results
iKey stage 2: pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Key stage 4: Attainment 8 (average points across eight subjects) and Progress 8.Key stage 2 expected standard53% 2024/25
This school
72%
2022/23
72%
2023/24
53%
2024/25
Places
iPlaces and pupils come from the school capacity survey, so pupil numbers can differ from the January census figure.Places210 2023/24
This school
210
2015/16
210
2016/17
210
2017/18
210
2018/19
210
2020/21
210
2021/22
210
2022/23
210
2023/24
Pupils215 2023/24
This school
212
2015/16
212
2016/17
212
2017/18
210
2018/19
211
2020/21
212
2021/22
217
2022/23
215
2023/24
Unfilled places0% 2023/24
This school
0%
2015/16
0%
2016/17
0%
2017/18
0%
2018/19
0%
2020/21
0%
2021/22
0%
2022/23
0%
2023/24
All the numbers
iA dash means no published figure for that year. Each year is a school year, for example 2024/25 is September 2024 to August 2025.Yearly series held by WhatSchool from DfE school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, capacity and performance table releases. Series end at different years because DfE publishes them on different timetables. Latest-year values here can differ from the headline on another tab where DfE has revised a figure.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | - | - | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.2% | - | 1.8% | 4.1% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3% | - |
| Unauthorised absence | - | - | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1% | - | 0.3% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.5% | - |
| Pupils suspended at least once | - | - | 0% | 0% | 0.5% | 0% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0% | 0.9% | 0.5% | - |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | - |
| Permanent exclusions | - | - | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | - | - | - | - | - | 5.7% | 7.1% | 5.6% | 5.1% | 4.7% | 3.7% | 4.1% |
| Any SEN | - | - | - | - | - | 9.4% | 12.3% | 11.7% | 10.7% | 9.3% | 8.3% | 7.7% |
| SEN support | - | - | - | - | - | 9% | 10.4% | 9.4% | 8.4% | 7.9% | 6.9% | 5.5% |
| Education, health and care plans | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 2.3% |
| Teachers (FTE) | - | 9.2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 8.4 | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | - | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | - | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.1 | - |
| Pupils per teacher | - | 23.2 | 26.5 | 26.3 | 26.7 | 25.0 | 23.9 | 24.2 | 23.6 | 26.2 | 25.7 | - |
| Pupils per adult | - | 13.8 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 16.2 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.9 | 14.2 | 15.1 | 15.9 | - |
| Teacher turnover | 20.5% | 10.9% | 12.5% | 5% | 28.2% | 7.1% | 0% | 11.9% | 17.6% | 0% | 11.9% | - |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 54.5% | 41.7% | 40% | 36.4% | 42.9% | - | 50% | 41.7% | 58.3% | 40% | 40% | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 3.8 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 17.8 | 3.9 | - | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | - |
| Key stage 2 expected standard | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 72% | 72% | 53% | - |
| Places | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | - | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | - | - |
| Pupils | 215 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 210 | - | 211 | 212 | 217 | 215 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | - | - |
Where this school sits in England
iEach figure is placed among state-funded primary schools in England that report it for the same school year. "Higher than 70% of schools" means 70 in every 100 schools have a lower figure. This describes where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. It is not a ranking of the school.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | This school | Year | Position | Schools compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 3% | 2024/25 | Higher than 2% of schools | 15,967 |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.5% | 2024/25 | Higher than 4% of schools | 15,967 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 0.5% | 2024/25 | Higher than 41% of schools | 15,971 |
| Pupils per teacher | 23.4 | 2025/26 | Higher than 77% of schools | 16,358 |
| Pupils per adult | 16.0 | 2025/26 | Higher than 98% of schools | 16,358 |
| Teacher turnover | 11.9% | 2024/25 | Higher than 48% of schools | 15,868 |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 1.1 | 2024/25 | Higher than 16% of schools | 15,016 |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 4.1% | 2025/26 | Higher than 3% of schools | 16,436 |
| Special educational needs | 7.7% | 2025/26 | Higher than 2% of schools | 16,436 |
| Education, health and care plans | 2.3% | 2025/26 | Higher than 25% of schools | 16,436 |
| English as an additional language | 7.3% | 2025/26 | Higher than 42% of schools | 16,436 |
| Pupils on roll | 220 | year not recorded | Higher than 48% of schools | 16,437 |
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See also: Results · Disadvantage