Acresfield Academy, Chester

In its own words: "Acresfield Academy is a one form entry primary school, with a 26 place nursery for children aged 3 and 4. All of our classes are named after an animal from Chester Zoo, as we are situated next to the zoo in Upton. We can even hear the animals being fed at different times of the day!"

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, tennis, cross-country, dance, choir and gardening.

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Acresfield Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 84% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 74% in Cheshire West and Chester and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 90% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 35 families put Acresfield Academy as their first choice and 86 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Acresfield Academy are Upton Westlea Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 71% reading, 71% maths); Upton Westlea Primary School (0.7 miles); Upton Heath CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 76% reading, 74% maths); and Mill View Primary School (1 mile, Outstanding, 93% reading, 90% maths).

Acresfield Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Acresfield Academy is one of 14 schools run by North West Academies Trust Limited, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

7.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (84%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 24 pupils (9.7%) received SEN support and 14 (5.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

Acresfield Academy has a resourced provision for profound and multiple learning difficulties: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Bache Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Acresfield Primary School (outside), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Acresfield Academy stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 35 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cheshire West and Chester (71).

In 2024/25, Acresfield Academy issued 12 suspensions, 4.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.