St Martin's Academy Chester
Free schools primary school in Chester (Cheshire West and Chester).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).St Martin's Academy Chester is a primary school located in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 174 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 182. It is part of the NORTH WEST ACADEMIES TRUST LIMITED. The school is led by Ms Wenda Smith.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Swimming
- Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC)
- Voice 21
Key facts
- URN
- 139377
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (7 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Governors
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Wenda Smith | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mrs Jennifer Vaughan | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Nick Brown | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Dr Lesley Appleton | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2014 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Ms Kate Vaughan | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2013 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Adrian Walmsley Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2013 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Kay Cook Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2012 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record