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Huxley CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Chester · CH3 9BH

Ages 5–11 · 36 pupils · Cheshire West and Chester

KS2 expected (RWM)

33%

Overall absence

30.6%

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)33%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
99.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
99.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence30.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)88.6%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
28.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
14.3%
Enrolments in measure
35

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 (2023/24 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

2

Places offered

2

1st-preference offers

2

Total preferences (any rank)
9
Preferred offers (top 3)
2
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 (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill73%

36 pupils · 49 places

Pupils on roll
36
Boys / girls
23 / 13
School capacity
49
Capacity fill
36 / 49 (73%)
Free school meals
13.9%
FSM pupils
5
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 5–11

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 Rachel Gourley

Location

Address
Church Lane, Huxley
Postcode
CH3 9BH
Town
Chester
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
District
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Eddisbury
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings

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 5–11, in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, 36 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 13.9%. 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 CH3
21
Primary in CH3
16
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 CH3

  • Huxley CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Inadequate

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Chester · CH3 9BH · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 5–11

    • Absence32.2%
    • FSM20.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.0 miles away

  • Duddon St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Tarporley · CW6 0EL · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 2–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence7.6%
    • FSM12.1%
    • Demand0.75

    2.0 miles away

  • Tattenhall Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Select · CH3 9AH · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM6.5%
    • Demand0.94

    2.4 miles away

  • Tarporley CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Tarporley · CW6 0AN · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 4–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM8.5%
    • Demand0.96

    2.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Rachel Gourley

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