Boughton Heath Academy

Boughton Heath Academy has demonstrated outstanding performance across all areas in its first inspection as an academy. The school provides an exceptional educational experience, with pupils thriving in their academic pursuits, particularly in English and mathematics. The school enjoys a calm and respectful atmosphere, where students are encouraged to participate in a variety of enriching activities that foster their personal development. The leadership team, along with the governing body, is highly effective in supporting the school’s objectives and ensuring a positive environment. There are very high expectations for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Strengths

• Exceptional quality of education across all subjects
• High expectations for pupil achievement and personal development
• Outstanding behaviour and maturity of pupils
• Strong emphasis on reading and early literacy skills
• Wide range of extracurricular activities
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• High attendance rates
• Supportive and challenging governance

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Boughton Heath Academy attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.9% of pupils at Boughton Heath Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Boughton Heath Academy had 25.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 4.9% of pupils at Boughton Heath Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Boughton Heath Academy received £6,028 and spent £5,868 for each of its 223 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £205,000 (£919 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Expedition Schools, income was £7,320 and spending £6,995 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Chester · Cheshire West and Chester local authority: places and applications

Boughton Heath Academy is part of Expedition Schools, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• Mill View Primary School Chester
• Kelsall Primary and Nursery School Tarporley
• Woodfall Primary and Nursery School Neston
• Brookhurst Primary School Wirral
• Hebden Green Community School Winsford
• Over Hall Community School Winsford
• Gayton Primary School Wirral
• Rock Ferry Primary School Birkenhead
• Woodchurch Road Academy Birkenhead
• Pinehurst Primary School Liverpool

What is Boughton Heath Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Boughton Heath Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Boughton Heath Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Boughton Heath Academy was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Boughton Heath Academy have?

Boughton Heath Academy has 225 pupils on roll.

What age range does Boughton Heath Academy cover?

Boughton Heath Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Boughton Heath Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Boughton Heath Academy?

Boughton Heath Academy is at Becketts Lane, Great Boughton, Chester, Cheshire, CH3 5RW.