Primary school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester
Capenhurst CofE Primary School
Capenhurst Lane, Capenhurst, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 6HE
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 15 February 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 88
- Places
- 105
- How full
- 84% full — 88 of 105 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 50 / 38
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Cheshire West and Chester 025A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 41%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 11%
- Households owning their home
- 76%
- Households in social housing
- 5%
- Households with no car
- 7%
- Adults economically inactive
- 37%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- CHESTER DIOCESAN LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Claire Green
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Ward
- Saughall & Mollington
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- URN
- 152084
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 1.2 mi |
| St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 71% | 1.3 mi |
| Woodlands Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 49% | 1.4 mi |
| Brookside Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 50% | 1.6 mi |
| Parklands Community Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 63% | 1.6 mi |
| Sutton Green Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 48% | 1.6 mi |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 62% | 1.8 mi |
| Little Sutton C of E Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 50% | 1.9 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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