Westminster Community Primary School, Ellesmere Port

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils at Westminster Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 70% 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 rose from 58% in reading and 63% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 24 families put Westminster Community Primary School as their first choice and 35 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Westminster Community Primary School are William Stockton Community Primary School (0.3 miles, 68% reading, 76% maths); Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School (0.4 miles, Good, 66% reading, 81% maths); The Acorns Primary and Nursery School (0.7 miles, 64% reading, 64% maths); and Wolverham Primary and Nursery School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 91% maths).

Westminster Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Westminster Community Primary School is one of 6 schools run by Weaver Trust Limited, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

53.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 27.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (67%), Asian (13%) and Black (7%).

In 2026, 36 pupils (23.8%) received SEN support and 16 (10.6%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Ellesmere Port Rail Station, about 490 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Percival Road (near), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Westminster Community Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 268 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cheshire West and Chester (71), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Westminster Community Primary School issued 7 suspensions, 4.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Westminster Community Primary School are Ellesmere Port Church of England College (0.6 miles); Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy (1.1 miles); and The Whitby High School (1.5 miles).