OFSTED
Ofsted inspection information
Latest published outcome
No overall judgement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Trust
OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
326
326 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
159
48.8% of pupils
Male pupils
167
51.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.2 pts
above England
School
27.0%
Cheshire West and Chester
18.7%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.0 pts
below England
School
11.3%
Cheshire West and Chester
7.9%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Cheshire West and Chester
1.6%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
80.1%
261
Any other White background
4.3%
14
Any other Mixed background
2.5%
8
Traveller of Irish heritage
1.8%
6
African
1.5%
5
Any other Asian background
1.5%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
21.5%
70 of
326 pupils
0.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.2 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
50.0%
10.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
59.0%
Reading
14.8 pts below England
School
59.0%
Cheshire West and Chester
75.1%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
63.0%
Writing
7.3 pts below England
School
63.0%
Cheshire West and Chester
69.7%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
57.0%
Maths
15.0 pts below England
School
57.0%
Cheshire West and Chester
71.2%
North West
71.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.12%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.10 pts
lower than
England
School
5.12%
Cheshire West and Chester
6.16%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.06%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.76 pts
lower than
England
School
13.06%
Cheshire West and Chester
15.25%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.75%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.06 pts
lower than
England
School
0.75%
Cheshire West and Chester
1.74%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
103.5%
15.3 pts
above England
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
103.5%
Cheshire West and Chester
89.2%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.