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Capenhurst CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Chester · CH1 6HE

Ages 4–11 · 94 pupils · Cheshire West and Chester

KS2 expected (RWM)

65%

Overall absence

7.2%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)65%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.6%
Unauthorised1.9%
Authorised absence
5.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
92

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

12

Places offered

12

1st-preference offers

12

Total preferences (any rank)
37
Preferred offers (top 3)
12
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill90%

94 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
94
Boys / girls
36 / 58
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
94 / 105 (90%)
Free school meals
11.7%
FSM pupils
11
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Chester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Claire Green

Location

Address
Capenhurst Lane, Capenhurst
Postcode
CH1 6HE
Town
Chester
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
District
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester North and Neston
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, 94 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 11.7%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Chester.

Open schools in Chester
60
Primary schools in Chester
42
Academies among open schools in Chester
33% (20)
Open schools in CH1
14
Primary in CH1
10
Open schools in Cheshire West and Chester LA
184
Primary in Cheshire West and Chester LA
131

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in ChesterNear CH1

  • Capenhurst CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Chester · CH1 6HE · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM12.6%

    0.0 miles away

  • Meadow Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ellesmere Port · CH66 4SZ · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM5.5%

    1.2 miles away

  • Woodlands Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Ellesmere Port · CH66 2JT · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 2–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM17.5%
    • Demand0.93

    1.4 miles away

  • Brookside Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Ellesmere Port · CH66 2EE · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM40.8%
    • Demand1.00

    1.6 miles away

  • Sutton Green Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Ellesmere Port · CH66 4NW · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 4–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM17.3%
    • Demand0.93

    1.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Claire Green

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