Belgrave Primary School

Belgrave Primary School has demonstrated overall good performance, with particular strengths in its behaviour and attitudes, which have been rated outstanding. The school is noted for creating a positive and safe environment, fostering exemplary behaviour among students who view the school as a family. The quality of education is good, with a strong emphasis on reading and a curriculum designed to cater to various pupils' needs, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). However, the school is still in its early stages of development as this is its first inspection under the current framework since converting to an academy in December 2021. While much about the school’s educational approach is commendable, there are areas needing improvement, particularly in the consistent delivery of the curriculum across all subjects. Some teachers have struggled to adapt their teaching for students with SEND, hindering optimal learning experiences for those students. Despite these concerns, the school's leadership appears supportive, and morale among staff is high, reflecting a collaborative environment focused on student achievement.

Strengths

• Pupils display exemplary behaviour and respect towards one another.
• The school fosters a positive and safe environment where students feel valued.
• Strong emphasis on reading with consistent delivery of phonics programme.
• Ambitious curriculum that helps pupils achieve well across subjects.
• High rates of attendance and punctuality among students.
• Wider opportunities for personal development and extracurricular activities.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND, with swift identification of needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent curriculum delivery in a small number of subjects.
• Some teachers unclear on adapting curriculum delivery 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 Belgrave Primary School attended 97.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.2% 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, 1.0% of pupils at Belgrave Primary School 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 Belgrave Primary School had 20.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 13.7% of pupils at Belgrave Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.7% 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 Belgrave Primary School received £6,365 and spent £6,875 for each of its 209 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £144,000 (-£688 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of The Learning Trust, income was £7,535 and spending £7,399 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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Belgrave Primary School is part of The Learning Trust, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• Queen's Park High School Chester
• Chester International School Chester
• Christleton High School Chester

What is Belgrave Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Belgrave Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Belgrave Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Belgrave Primary School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Belgrave Primary School have?

Belgrave Primary School has 211 pupils on roll.

What age range does Belgrave Primary School cover?

Belgrave Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Belgrave Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Belgrave Primary School?

Belgrave Primary School is at Five Ashes Road, Westminster Park, Chester, Cheshire, CH4 7QS.