Primary school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester
Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Old Wrexham Road, Handbridge, Chester, Cheshire, CH4 7HS
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 8 October 2024.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 447
- Places
- 444
- How full
- Full — 447 pupils against 444 places
- Girls / boys
- 227 / 220
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Cheshire West and Chester 043F, 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
- 49%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 10%
- Households owning their home
- 49%
- Households in social housing
- 5%
- Households with no car
- 28%
- Adults economically inactive
- 40%
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 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- CHESTER DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Emma Drew
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Ward
- Handbridge Park
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury
- URN
- 150917
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgrave Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 87% | 0.7 mi |
| The Grosvenor Park Church of England AcademyFree schools | Good 2023 | 63% | 0.9 mi |
| Lache Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 1 mi |
| St Clare's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 50% | 1 mi |
| Boughton Heath AcademyAcademy converter | Outstanding 2024 | 88% | 1.3 mi |
| Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 61% | 1.3 mi |
| Cherry Grove Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 61% | 1.3 mi |
| Huntington Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 63% | 1.3 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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