# St Martin's Academy Chester

St Martin's Academy Chester is a primary school in Cheshire West and Chester, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 177 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E139377. [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Free schools
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 177
- Council: Cheshire West and Chester
- URN: 139377

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 3 December 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 96% of pupils at St Martin's Academy Chester met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Cheshire West and Chester and 62% in England.
32% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Cheshire West and Chester | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 96% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 32% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 112 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Maple Grove School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maple-grove-school-e147737): 460 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Hoole Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hoole-church-of-england-primary-school-e152079): 550 m. Primary. Improved significantly, January 2025
- [Newton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newton-primary-school-e110976): 620 m. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-werburghs-and-st-columbas-catholic-primary-school-e111384): 630 m. Primary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Firs School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-firs-school-e111470): 900 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Cherry Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherry-grove-primary-school-e111209): 1.2 km. Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139377)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139377)

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