Overleigh St Mary's CofE Primary School

Old Wrexham Road, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7HS

Primary

Phase

444

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Closed on 31 March 2025 and continues as Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School (URN 150917) (opened 1 April 2025). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 52.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 9.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 67.0%
Writing (Expected): 55.0%
Maths (Expected): 62.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 64.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 102.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 105.0
Cohort Size: 58

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 459
Boys: 226 (49%)
Girls: 233 (51%)
Capacity: 444 (103% full)
SEND: 10.7%
FSM Eligible: 15.4%
EAL: 33.6%
SEN with EHC Plan: 4.4%
SEN Support: 6.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 19.6:1
Teachers (FTE): 22.4
Budget per Pupil: £6,710/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 4.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 10.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Church of England
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 66.9%
White Other: 11.6%
Asian Indian: 4.6%
Mixed White & Asian: 2.6%
Other: 2.4%
Black Other: 2.2%
Mixed Other: 2.0%
Asian Other: 1.7%

66.9%

White British

11.6%

White Other

4.6%

Asian Indian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Old Wrexham Road

Chester, North West

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Administrative

URN: 111290
UKPRN: 10070469
Establishment No.: 3172

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