Hoole Church of England Primary School
Hoole Lane, Chester, CH2 3HB
395 pupils · 94% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- CHESTER DIOCESAN LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Free school meals
- 11.9%
Ofsted
Improved significantly (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Improved significantly” (no overall grade issued)
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 22 January 2025, published 2 March 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 54 | 49 | 120 | 54 |
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
- St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Martin's Academy Chester 0.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Cherry Grove Primary School 0.7 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Oldfield Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Newton Primary School 1.2 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Boughton Heath Academy 1.2 km · Outstanding (2024) · 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.