The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy

The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy is performing well overall, with a consistent grading of 'Good' across all areas of evaluation. The school fosters a positive environment where pupils feel safe, happy, and can express their concerns. Leaders demonstrate high expectations for both achievement and behavior, which students meet admirably. The curriculum is tailored to the local context and effectively supports pupils' learning and personal development. However, some challenges remain, particularly in ensuring that the curriculum clarity helps all teachers design effective learning experiences, especially in certain subjects.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, polite, and feel safe at school.
• Leaders have high expectations of pupils' achievements and behaviour.
• The school provides a rich variety of extracurricular activities in music, art, and sports.
• Reading is prioritized, with effective phonics teaching from the early years.
• Pupils behave well and make the most of their learning time.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, clarity on what pupils should learn and when is insufficient.
• Teachers, especially in early years and key stage one, do not always adapt teaching effectively for pupils with SEND.

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 The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.4% 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, 0.0% of pupils at The Grosvenor Park Church of England 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 The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy had 20.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.5% 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, 14.6% of pupils at The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% 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 The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy received £6,701 and spent £6,873 for each of its 196 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £6,000 (-£29 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of North West Academies Trust Limited, income was £7,268 and spending £7,172 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

The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy is part of North West Academies Trust Limited, which runs 14 schools. The nearest others:

• St Martin's Academy Chester Chester
• Acresfield Academy Chester
• Delamere CofE Primary Academy Tarporley
• Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy Malpas
• Calveley Primary Academy Tarporley
• Weaverham Primary Academy Northwich
• The Oak View Academy Winsford
• Acton Church of England Primary Academy Nantwich
• Kingsbourne Academy Nantwich
• Millfields Primary Academy Nantwich

What is The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy have?

The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy has 198 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy cover?

The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy?

The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy is at Union Street, Chester, Union Street, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 1QP.