St Martin's Academy Chester
91 Hoole Road, Chester, CH2 3NG
177 pupils · 97% of 182 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTH WEST ACADEMIES TRUST LIMITED
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Free school meals
- 5.1%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 December 2024, published 18 December 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 96% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 32% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.27 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 26 | 33 | 112 | 26 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 25 | 47 | 131 | 25 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 23 | 40 | 104 | 23 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 24 | 48 | 118 | 24 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 25 | 62 | 135 | 25 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 23 | 52 | 145 | 23 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 24 | 62 | 146 | 24 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 24 | 59 | 136 | 24 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Hoole Church of England Primary School 0.5 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Newton Primary School 0.6 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Cherry Grove Primary School 1.2 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Mill View Primary School 1.3 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Oldfield Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.