Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. School, Chester
Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. School is a primary school for pupils in Chester.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. School in detail
School in Wales
Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. School is an English-medium school in Wales. Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn rather than Ofsted, and its latest report is published on Estyn's website.
It had 170 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
38% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 19% have additional learning needs; 15% are learning English as an additional language; and 27% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 14 pupils (Year 6) to 26 (Reception).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,540 per pupil, against £4,450 in 2021-22. It carried forward £42k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. School dates from 2020.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. School 2020 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. School are St Anthony's R.C. Primary School (0.3 miles); St Clare's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, 81% reading, 63% maths); Lache Primary School (0.4 miles); and Kings Moat Community Primary School (0.9 miles).
St Anthony's R.C. Primary SchoolSt Clare's Catholic Primary SchoolLache Primary SchoolKings Moat Community Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Chester Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Douglas Place (before), 40 metres away.
Sources: Welsh Government school data and StatsWales (OGL); Estyn; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASInspection
Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Read Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. School is in Flintshire; for families living there:
Apply to Flintshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 5 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Flintshire is 4 (the median across 82 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. School
What is the catchment area for Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. School has a defined catchment published by Flintshire. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Flintshire applies the published criteria, which usually put looked-after children first, then siblings, then distance - but it normally carries priority.
How do I apply to Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. School?
Apply through Flintshire, naming Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Flintshire's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 5 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Flintshire is 4 (the median across 82 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. School?
Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. School is at Boundary Lane, Saltney, Chester, CH4 8LN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)