Upton Westlea Primary School, Chester
Upton Westlea Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Chester, part of Concordia Multi Academy Trust.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cheshire West and Chester (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Upton Westlea Primary School in detail
Upton Westlea Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Upton Westlea Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 111100), 71% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Upton Westlea Primary School
Across Cheshire West and Chester, 92% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Cheshire West and Chester lodged 38 appeals against primary school offers; 26 reached a hearing and 2 succeeded (7.7% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Upton Westlea Primary School are Upton Westlea Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 71% reading, 71% maths); Mill View Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 90% maths); Upton Heath CofE Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 76% reading, 74% maths); and Acresfield Academy (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 84% reading, 84% maths).
Upton Westlea Primary SchoolMill View Primary SchoolUpton Heath CofE Primary SchoolAcresfield Academy
The trust
Upton Westlea Primary School is one of 10 schools run by Concordia Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
Upton Westlea Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bache Rail Station, about 1090 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Westlea Primary (outside), 30 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 109 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cheshire West and Chester (71), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 9 months agoOverall
Upton Westlea Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Upton Westlea Primary School (URN 111100), it was rated Good in November 2017. See Upton Westlea Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Results at Upton Westlea Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 111100). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 71% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 81% to 71% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 65% to 53% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Upton Westlea Primary School
Term dates
Upton Westlea Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Cheshire West and Chester's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Upton Westlea Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Upton Westlea Primary School is in Cheshire West and Chester; for families living there:
Apply to Cheshire West and Chester for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 6 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
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 Cheshire West and Chester is 7 (the median across 184 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.
Commute and house prices
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Applications and offers at Upton Westlea Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 111100). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 16 | 30 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 13 | 10 | 37 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 39 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 13 | 39 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 30 | 25 | 56 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 22 | 18 | 44 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 30 | 31 | 60 | 1.0 | 8 |
| 2018 | 19 | 17 | 34 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 28 | 16 | 38 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 30 | 25 | 60 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 2015 | 30 | 26 | 67 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2014 | 30 | 24 | 71 | 0.8 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Chester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Chester
Across Cheshire West and Chester council
Places available
4,260
Applications
3,274
Got 1st preference
92.3%
Got preferred school
98.5%
All primary applications across Cheshire West and Chester council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History
Special educational needs provision
Upton Westlea Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.
Source: Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education.
Absence at Upton Westlea Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 111100). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
5.2%
Overall absence
11.8%
Persistent absence
144
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Upton Westlea Primary School
Questions parents ask about Upton Westlea Primary School
Are there exam results for Upton Westlea Primary School?
Upton Westlea Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 111100), 71% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Upton Westlea Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Upton Westlea Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Upton Westlea Primary School (URN 111100), it was rated Good in November 2017.
What is the catchment area for Upton Westlea Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Upton Westlea Primary School is oversubscribed, Cheshire West and Chester allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Does Upton Westlea Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Upton Westlea Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to Upton Westlea Primary School?
Apply through Cheshire West and Chester's coordinated admissions process, naming Upton Westlea Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Upton Westlea Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 6 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 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 Cheshire West and Chester is 7 (the median across 184 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Upton Westlea Primary School?
Upton Westlea Primary School is at Upton Westlea Primary School, Weston Grove, Upton-by-Chester, Chester, Cheshire, CH2 1QJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)