# St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School

St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Cheshire West and Chester, for pupils aged 5 to 11.

It had 307 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E111384. [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 5 to 11
- Pupils: 307
- Council: Cheshire West and Chester
- URN: 111384

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, 17 July 2024
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, 84% of pupils at St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Cheshire West and Chester and 62% in England.
8% 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 | 84% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 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.

- [Hoole Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hoole-church-of-england-primary-school-e152079): 490 m. Primary. Improved significantly, January 2025
- [Maple Grove School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maple-grove-school-e147737): 560 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [St Martin's Academy Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-martins-academy-chester-e139377): 630 m. Primary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. 96% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Cherry Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherry-grove-primary-school-e111209): 740 m. Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grosvenor-park-church-of-england-academy-e146779): 890 m. Primary. Good (overall), January 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Newton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newton-primary-school-e110976): 1 km. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 53% 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/111384)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/111384)

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