Academy converter · Primary
Chester · CH2 3HB · Cheshire West and Chester
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
0.3 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 111384
St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Chester · CH2 3AD
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 5–11
Pupils
307
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Age range
Ages 5–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, 307 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 7.8%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Shrewsbury.
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Overview
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 111384
Location
- Address
- Lightfoot Street, Hoole
- Postcode
- CH2 3AD
- Town
- Chester
- County
- Cheshire
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- District
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 307
- Boys / girls
- 158 / 149
- School capacity
- 350
- Capacity fill
- 307 / 350 (88%)
- Free school meals
- 7.8%
- FSM pupils
- 24
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Governance
- Voluntary aided school
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nichola Jevons
- Telephone
- 01244478968
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Inspection date
2024-09-25
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Expected standard (RWM)
- 83%
- Higher standard (RWM)
- 10%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 109.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 107.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 106.0